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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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Immigrants at the centre also told OIG that they did not have access to clean drinking water and could not clean the plastic cups from which they drank.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

She and a dozen colleagues don cotton gloves, roll up their sleeves and plant themselves on cheap plastic stools for the task of separating out the valuable, intact mushrooms from the busted ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The sheets don’t stay tucked, and the plastic mattress sticks to my skin.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Acrylamide is also used in paper and plastics production, the report notes.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

He added: "The streets are littered with plastics and broken glass. I pity neighbours of the park and surrounding streets who see their driveways and gardens used as toilets."

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Tariffs on plastics, electrical machinery, and wood and paper products contribute the most to the increase.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

He was an organic chemist, doing research on plastics and polymers.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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