teacup
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Now, their remaining posessions include a teacup, some paperwork and a few items of burnt clothing left from a pile of ironing in the kitchen.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“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
What does the word "teacup" mean to you about this show?
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
“I thought I was going daft. I thought I might end up wearing a teacup on my head and spouting limerick poems.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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
Footsteps, talking, teacups rattling, children playing, nature outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
There's no need for ramekins or serving glasses either, we love it served in teacups.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
People had started to gather in clumps, teacups in hand, eyes glued to the sky.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
