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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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Dan's stash now includes 150 gallons of water and several large water storage containers made of soft plastic, which can be filled and kept in the bath.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The dispute echoes a growing pattern in consensus-based global negotiations, where oil-producing countries are accused of frustrating efforts to tackle fossil fuels, plastic trash and other environmental harm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Officers cinched a plastic zip-tie around her wrists and led her away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

During a recent interview with the financial influencer Haley Sacks, who is known as Mrs. Dow Jones, the plastic surgeon Ryan Neinstein said he prescribes them to patients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The smell of burning plastic filled my nose.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

They are buying massive amounts of chips, computers, electrical equipment, power turbines and all the construction materials need to build data centers, such as steel, concrete, advanced plastics and rare-earth metals.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

When used to identify plastics, pharmaceuticals, coffee, flour, and tea, the spectrometer achieved a 100% classification success rate in the reported tests.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dow Inc. DOW -1.01%decrease; down pointing triangle third-quarter net income rose sharply as cost cuts and higher plastics prices offset supply disruptions related to the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It’s a foundational study about the chemistry of plastics interacting with the most common chemical, water, and it’s important because it really does show that these things are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals,” Campen said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Give me plastics, periodical tables, t.v. dinners with vegetables no more complex than peas mixed with diced carrots.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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