blanket

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And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

"There is a blanket of dust all day from all the mining and stone crushing," said Subhash Saini, whose brother died from what private doctors said was silicosis, an illness caused by breathing in dust.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"You can't make blanket rules because not all situations fit in a box. We don't flood ever, and certainly don't in the summer when we run our pop-up camp."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

This week, a pile of sumo oranges that practically begged to be eaten on a blanket by the lake.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

This table, with a blanket thrown over it, had made me a tent or a pirate’s cove when I was small.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom