wax
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These include cosmetics and ski wax, as well as clothing containing the chemicals, except certain "essential" industrial textiles.
From Barron's
As heartfelt as that night’s musicians were in their speeches, bartender Dan Shapiro said waxing sentimental onstage has been the norm for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
Then came the junk wax period, marked by mass overproduction that devalued the product.
From Los Angeles Times
There, illuminated by the small flames above the dripping wax, we cooked, talked and piled blankets to stay warm.
To reconstruct past rainfall, researchers collected sediment cores from Tahiti and Nuku Hiva in Eastern Polynesia and examined plant waxes -- fatty layers left on leaves.
From Science Daily
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