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wrapper

[rap-er] / ˈræp ər /
NOUN
covering
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That has led some developers to hope that a prettier wrapper can help.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

By stripping away that maturity safety net, the ETF wrapper can leave investors with continuous exposure to interest-rate volatility and turn what’s designed to be an inflation shield into a more speculative market trade.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2026

It was a mystery solved through research, hard work - and a chocolate wrapper more than 40 years old.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

On our way from the cafeteria, I see a lunch monitor reach down and pick up a candy wrapper that someone dropped on the floor.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

What most Americans own is the belief that falling rates fix everything, purchased in two wrappers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

In many stretches, you’d be hard-pressed to stroll along the banks of the San Gabriel or Los Angeles rivers without meeting abandoned water bottles, candy wrappers, golf balls, sad-looking teddy bears, even shopping carts.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Keep Wales Tidy said sweet wrappers, drinks containers and fast-food packaging were the most common types of litter found on kerbs.

From BBC May 6, 2026

“All kinds of trash you would see floating in the ocean—food wrappers, bottles, clothing. Once in a while, you would even see a piece of crap.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

She cleans up the wrappers and water bottle, and then we start on the bathroom.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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