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
The base fits in cupholders; the handle makes it easier to sip from a heavy thermos while multitasking.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024
The legacy brand that sold its iconic green thermos to men for decades has recently pivoted to targeting women and younger generations through influencer marketing and product scarcity.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
When I was growing up, the holidays meant no school, which gave me the chance to curl up on the couch in a robe and fuzzy socks while drinking hot chocolate from a red thermos.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
By the time I was finished making lunch and got myself dressed, Dad had fixed his thermos of coffee and was ready to go, too.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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
There was even someone in charge of keeping track of the thermoses.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
Some people on the street supported the protesters by smiling, offering words of encouragement, or bringing them thermoses filled with hot coffee.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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