porcelain
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No host other than Conan O’Brien got more mileage out of his pale complexion, like when Colbert boasted of a vacation tan that took his skin tone “from porcelain to poached chicken breast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"The first day... unfolded as a carefully choreographed state banquet, served on fine porcelain, while traders quietly inspected the cracks beneath the table. The optics were unquestionably constructive," said Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Brent Poer and Beau Quillian’s historic home is an exuberant collage of Hermès plates, Black Forest antlers, Staffordshire porcelain figurines, majolica plates and art that has been lovingly curated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Not the silken, restaurant version piped into porcelain.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Later, remembering the dream, I thought about a porcelain lady with no head or arms that I saw one time in a shop in Atlanta.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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