alabaster

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Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The researchers said Carter recorded evidence of an ancient looting episode that focused on what was inside the alabaster vessels.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

The exterior is covered in hieroglyphs and translucent alabaster cut into triangles with a pyramid shaped entrance.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

“The white alabaster vase in the drawing-room was always used for the lilac, Madam.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier