thermos
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In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
You could drop off breakfast in the form of convenience-store pastries and a thermos of hot coffee to share.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
The base fits in cupholders; the handle makes it easier to sip from a heavy thermos while multitasking.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024
While its internet popularity may be fairly recent, Stanley has long been known for its green thermos.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
He pulled a thermos from the bag, then poured cider into two paper cups.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
They brought books, knitting, thermoses of coffee or something more muscular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
If we’re dealing in clichés, these thermoses belong in the lunchbox of a guy taking a break from the assembly line or in the hands of a construction worker.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
It was a cool fall morning and families sat on blankets or newspapers in the grass, passing around thermoses of tea.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022
Above her desk, cluttered with coffee thermoses and file folders, she has taped a reminder.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
Barbara Powers packed her husband a bag with thermoses of coffee and soup, six sandwiches, pickles, and cookies.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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