wax

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While I could wax poetic on the virtues of “Catwoman” for another 5,000 words, I won’t subject you to that here.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Her contribution — five modeled microcrystalline wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers — appears beside three paintings from the 1960s by her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, who is now 92.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Norway and Sweden arrived at races with double-decker wax trucks and fleets of expert technicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Two South Korean cross-country skiers have been disqualified at the Winter Olympics after a banned type of wax was found on their skis.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Papery ropes of skin wrapped delicately around his thigh and down his calf, like wax dripping from a cheap candle.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover