blanket
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When asked about a blanket Welsh government policy on phones in schools, 71 said they would be in favour.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
My cousin Qiaolian once told me about the day she first met me: I was a malnourished, dusty and snotty infant, not even a full year old, wrapped in a dirty blanket and kept hidden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
Governments must take measures that prioritize the most vulnerable, she said, rather than putting blanket subsidies in place.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The few remaining barrels were being rolled to the open hatch to be hefted on deck by a handful of waiting men in their haphazard blanket and coal soot disguises.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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