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wax

[waks] / wæks /


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American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

When genuine art materials were difficult to obtain during World War II, he used children’s wax crayons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

This ritual lasted an entire night and involved burning small figures made of wax and clay while an exorcist recited specific incantations.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

It would be cold, as it always was, and Frankie would be waiting in the washing room like a wax doll, gray and shrunken.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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