toy

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Melies ended up as a toy seller in Paris’ Gare Montparnasse train station -- a story that was dramatized in Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film, "Hugo."

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

During a strike, she said, she would carefully explain to her daughter — a 7-year-old with long, braided hair and a Labubu plush toy swinging from her red backpack — what the teachers were demanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A-Street, a multistage investor backed by the Walton family, has raised $675 million to invest in education, adding to its backers the Lego Foundation, a charitable group and part-owner of Danish toy maker Lego Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Kamila Deavers, who led the project, became interested in lead exposure after her young daughter briefly showed elevated lead levels linked to toy coatings, before stricter regulations were introduced.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Sometimes I set up a bunch of toy soldiers on a table and pick them off with a rubber band one by one.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman