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[jahr] / dʒɑr /






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Many are now stored in his lab at the museum; he’s also got 1,363 moltings in a jar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Following his arrest, officers strip-searched him and went through property that included a handgun, a silencer and a jar of Skippy peanut butter.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"There are a number of pieces of information in these notes that just might jar someone to say 'you know, I've heard that'," said Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Everyone has a different jar of jelly beans with which to make their calculations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Her voice was as gorgeous as she, sweet and sunlit like a jar of honey.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

But for workers -- for many of whom carmaking is a way of life, not just a career -- it is what the agreement does not cover that jars.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The attention to detail is extraordinary, from the half full jars of jam on the kitchen surfaces to the takeaway menus and personal trainer ads on the side of the fridge.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Meghan sells fruit spreads in $12 individual jars or $42 for a trio.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Giardiniera is my first choice here — jars of it seem to appear at every Chicago market — but think of the filling as a template for whatever good, spicy pickled thing you bring home.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Doc slammed his fist down on his worktable, making the roots and herbs inside the jars rattle.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

On the other goes a coarse, olive-bar-inspired romesco made with jarred roasted peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, salted roasted almonds and smoked paprika.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

"I jarred my knee earlier so i'm going to have to go and get that checked out."

From BBC May 14, 2026

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

It jarred one ankle, but he stayed standing.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

It was all the more jarring because elsewhere Nordqvist had unmistakably fostered that famed European spirit which so often permeates through Solheim and Ryder Cup successes.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The pivot was so jarring that there was a Senate hearing on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

This shift in focus was jarring for the Post, which had previously published a diversity of viewpoints in its opinion pages while maintaining a largely liberal editorial orientation.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

“When you first see it, and it’s fresh, and some of the cuts are still wide open, I mean, it’s jarring — it’s jarring,” Simms said on “PFT Live.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

I felt the warm tug of the past and the melancholy of absence—all of it a little jarring, accustomed as I was to the hermetic and youthful world of college.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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