plaster

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Archaeologists uncovered more than 5,000 fragments of painted wall plaster, along with bronze fittings from doors and windows, pointing to richly decorated structures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Bill Farren-Price, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, said the release is a "sticking plaster on a much bigger problem".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“If my remaking was skim plaster, she feared, it would crumble. It would not hold me into adulthood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

One strike brought plaster down on their heads; another ground the whole plant to a halt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

There were crude charcoal sketches on pieces of whitewashed plaster, carefully transplanted into a frame.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda