thermos
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She got a yellow thermos like the one in the film, which, miraculously, never seems to run out of java, even when the coffee pot is busted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
At regular intervals, he poured himself a cup of steaming hot chai from his thermos.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
While its internet popularity may be fairly recent, Stanley has long been known for its green thermos.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The sides of the thermos were enameled with red and yellow Ancient Greek scenes—a hero killing a lion; a hero lifting up Cerberus, the three-headed dog.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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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
Then he makes her oatmeal and tea for breakfast, leaving them in thermoses to keep them warm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023
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
The maker of coolers and thermoses held up better than the broader market after reporting strong first-quarter financial results.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
There are a few other small groups—some with chairs like us, others with blankets and thermoses of hot drinks.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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