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beads

NOUN
string of small, often round, objects
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Women sell beads to a steady flow of tourists from roadside stalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Mitochondrial pearling is a temporary shape change in which mitochondria form a structure that looks like beads on a string.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

It paid homage to a nurse’s steady hands, to a mother’s prayer beads slipping through her fingers, and to a belief that our stories do not end at the point of collapse.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

One chair in the collection, which is covered with ceramic beads and was sourced from an estate sale in Gujarat, took eight months to restore, Gandhi says.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

After a few steps, I feel beads of sweat starting to pour down my back.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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