wax

"I just couldn't believe. It was like going to Madame Tussauds but the wax was animated and you could interact with the wax and it talked back to you, it was absolutely mad."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Rather than simply reusing existing wax, queen cell builders actively collect, modify, and enrich materials used in royal chambers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Surf wax, which we put on the boards, is not available at all in Gaza, so we resort to candle wax so we can keep this sport going," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

The three of them watched as the flames ate through all the powdery ingredients and the wax spun out like rich black ink, creating a map.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

I’ve waxed poetic about pre-chopped onions as a doorway to weeknight cooking.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Doing laundry, cleaning the tub, getting your upper lip waxed at a nearby salon — these are all chores that fall into this category.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

While the scene waxed and waned over decades, it’s back in full force with young crowds today.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Individual participation has waxed and waned, rising in good times and falling after crises like the 1929 crash and the 2007-09 recession of 2007.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

There was not a single smudge of ink on the marble desktop, and the floor was so pristine, I could have believed it had been waxed yesterday.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Most significantly, Flanner reported from the trials at Nuremberg, writing that a group of Nazi prisoners “seem already waxen and posthumous, like museum figures of the members of some nefarious long-ago regime which had failed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

“That’s a lie,” was his standard rejoinder, strangely accompanied by a waxen smile that flickered on and off as though set on a faulty timer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Urs Fischer offers a literally waxen redeployment of antique statuary: a candle in the shape of the Three Graces, the central goddess facing backward, their absent heads turned into burning wicks.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

Soon after her fourth birthday, in the summer of 1930, a waxen effigy of Princess Elizabeth made its debut at Madame Tussauds, seated on a pony.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2022

His face was waxen, and his sharp features were sharpened.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Yet despite his affinity for Wallace, none of Randolph’s waxing poetry turns false in the wash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The index has seen some wild moves this week -- including Tuesday's 10 percent drop -- amid waxing and waning optimism over the AI boom.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Social media has spurred an increase in retailers dedicated to making Americans look good in photos, from blow-dry hair salons to waxing chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

“Fed leaders would be well served to skip opportunities to share their latest musings. The swivel-chair problem, rhetorically waxing and waning with the latest data release, is common and counterproductive,” Warsh said last April.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026

Like us, their families moved to big houses with big yards to tend on weekends, they owned fancy cars that needed washing and waxing.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee