gourd
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Then she was quiet for a moment, watching a Carolina wren pop in and out of a gourd it was using for a nest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The exasperation runs so deep that it has inspired viral memes called "gourd soup literature".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Body-cam footage released by the Parma Heights Police Department shows one bemused officer describing how the gourd just “took off” as he tried to grab it.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
You think of Jonah, who, after enduring being partially digested by the whale, burst into tears on a mountaintop when the gourd vine protecting him from the sun was devoured by a worm and died.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
It is sold on street corners from vendors with large gourds, and also seen mixed with spirits on cocktail menus in upscale restaurants throughout the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Earlier research from Inui and his team revealed that gourds contain a type of protein that binds to pollutants, allowing them to move through the plant's tissues.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025
“People love the grand prize pumpkins,” she said of the 50-75 pound gourds she sells for $185.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
The dining table, which is the star of the holiday, can be decorated with an eye-catching centerpiece that contains candles, greenery, pumpkins and gourds.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
To get water from the stagnant reservoir, somebody had to climb down a steep eight-hundred-foot hillside, gathering their water in gourds or recycled plastic jugs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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