sheets

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At the California City facility, detainees said they got so cold that they cut the ends off socks to make improvised sleeves and covered the air vents in their cells with sheets of paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

One striking example involves stacking sheets of graphene and twisting them into a moiré pattern, which can suddenly turn the material into a superconductor.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But when gains are widely anticipated, as they are today with enthusiasm reflected across financial markets and corporate balance sheets, households and businesses pull spending and investment forward before the productivity boost arrives.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The drawings sketched for Attenborough's 99th birthday last year spanned across eight A3 sheets of paper and took Max four days to complete.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And frankly, having grown accustomed to the silky cradle over at the hotel, I’d found it hard to sleep on plain old cotton sheets again.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan