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With its floating gobs of plaster and strands of colored thread, it fits comfortably in its Abstract Expressionist moment, although you could also believe that you are looking at fossils embedded in amber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Nikos Mavroudis, a 17-year-old high school student in Athens' Exarchia neighbourhood, said the money could be better spent on his school, where chunks of plaster are falling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Above them huge cranes move with precision to build rooftops, while men balance on ladders to plaster brickwork.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Jacobs’ residence is constructed from stone and plaster, with a slate roof and copper trim.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

She was put in a plaster cast, then a brace.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

During the renovation, a slip of paper containing the names of architects and plasters responsible for building the theatre was discovered in a glass bottle hidden behind a crown decoration.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

And compared with the bronzes, the plasters are especially sensitive, fragile—you’re drawn to protect them, but any touch seems like it would be too much for these waifish bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He plasters them across the city in hopes of bringing ‘little expressions of joy’ to Angelenos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

All of the commonly used sanitary equipment such as paper, cotton, surgical masks, and commercial plasters exhibited intrinsic multi-pathway antibacterial activity with rapid responses against a broad spectrum of microbial species.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

Each time this happens, even now, the nuns beam and kiss my cheek and shake my hand and give me fancy certificates that Maman plasters on the cardboard wall at home.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

There's a large print-out of Helen Haines plastered onto the window of her office - anyone delivering flowers for her gets a big smile back as they look up and walk away.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

About the theory that she would only be engaging with these people if she were plastered?

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Antonella Nistorescu displayed horrific video images of the crash with the word “preventable” plastered across the screen in red letters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, according to local authorities, Zheng'an as a whole manufactures 2.5 million a year, living up to the name plastered on banners across town: "Capital of Guitars, City of Music".

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ugwu continued to slice, in a turgid silence, until Master came home, tennis whites plastered to his back with sweat.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Branding was a big part of the event, with Pakistan dubbing the process the "Islamabad Talks", and plastering a logo combining the Pakistani, US and Iranian flags all over the city.

From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026

The British Dental Association Cymru acknowledged "some important wins" but said "plastering over a few of the biggest cracks is just superficial repairs" and the true cost of care was not reflected.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

To say an animal is experiencing a certain feeling is not plastering a human emotion on an inhuman thing.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025

And it was allowed to fundraise using the Fire Department’s logo, plastering it on products in its online store.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer