jar
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Walking through the Redondo Beach farmers market, I found myself staring at a small amber jar labeled “Bison Tallow Moisturizer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
You can generally find these items for between $15 and $40 for a two- to four-ounce jar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Everyone has a different jar of jelly beans with which to make their calculations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Richard Thomas came out carrying venison and beef sausage, banana nut bread, a dog toy and a jar of apple maple bacon jam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Nali held her jar of colorful seeds against her hip.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Dishes include a lentil soup that she sells to-go in 1-liter jars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Maybe the pantry has an easier time earning our affection because it sits there so beautifully, all jars and tins and labels facing forward.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Whey protein powder used to be a niche supplement sold in big jars to fitness mega-enthusiasts.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
These small mesh tents cover less than a square meter of ground and funnel emerging insects into glass jars.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
I lay down on it, my eyes closed, listening to the sounds around me: matches lighting, glass jars tinkling together, liquid falling into glasses.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Scientists, jarred by Beecher’s findings, grew more invested in ruling out the possibility that a drug’s effects were due to placebo.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
The lack of clarity raises the prospect that the chaos of the past few days, which jarred markets and stress tested trans-Atlantic diplomacy, could return in the near future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
In those moments, would jarred garlic, a squeeze tube of paste, or even garlic powder tip the balance?
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
It jarred when he asked for empathy in Melbourne.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
The collision jarred Abby and sent her tree spinning sideways away from Jonathan’s.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Even more jarring than the image of James wearing such an unfamiliar uniform, however, was the number James signed for: $8 million over two seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The roughly 7 million student-loan borrowers who were enrolled in SAVE, a Biden-era repayment program, will likely experience some of the most jarring changes over the next few months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Heil said he had just visited an exhibit featuring art made by artificial intelligence - an experience which he described as jarring.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Everything that the casual moviegoer would consider “wrong” about Jenkin’s approach is what makes his films so transcendently jarring as they seemingly disassemble in front of our eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Bullfrogs and hoot owls were jarring the ground with their deep voices.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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