teacup
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“When people say, ‘Oh, it’s a teacup pig,’ I’m like, ‘That is not a thing. That does not exist,’” said Lynsey Rosen, a veterinarian in Southern California who treats dozens of mini pigs each month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, teapot and teacup plushies were among the items sold at special outlets in Beijing and Shanghai last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
They walked through the remains Wednesday and took solace in what they could find among the wreckage — a cowbell, a Franciscan Apple china teacup and a Virgin Mary statue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
What does the word "teacup" mean to you about this show?
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
I arched through the air in the candlelit room, whiskers over teacup.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
She also sells arrangements including small succulents in vintage teacups, succulent wreaths, terrariums and kokedamas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
Tamar Devers was at the event selling Black girl dolls, teacups and paintings.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
She takes two teacups from the cabinet and puts one cube of sugar in each.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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