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
This time, the humans aren’t hunted by one xenomorph but two, including a teacup version, along with a hyper-intelligent eyeball monster and a killer plant.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
Her teacup monkey, Singe, starts to stamp his feet and reach his paw through the cage bars.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
If two of those incidents are little more than storms in teacups, one is anything but.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
The holiday pop-up sale of ceramics studio and gallery Modern Glaze is well worth the trip to Shoreline; you’ll find artsy, handmade treasures by local artists, from terra-cotta teacups to whimsical collages.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Stunned, the two white women cowered in their seats as Ann’s anger rained down, their bone china teacups rattling in their saucers.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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