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blanket

[blang-kit] / ˈblæŋ kɪt /






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Or is it more of a security blanket?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Taken together, the evidence supports a more specific conclusion than a blanket warning about DNA damage.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Genuine safety risks warrant narrowly tailored safeguards, not blanket secrecy for foreign governments, companies, universities and their agents.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

There were all the holiday parties at which I’d casually orbit the appetizer table for a second pig in a blanket.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

We laid my blanket on the ground, stretched out side by side, and pulled hers over us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

AFP journalists saw families arriving in pickup trucks piled with blankets and other belongings, setting up shelters in scrubland exposed to the sun and heat.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

According to the simulations, the same collision could also have generated the regolith that now blankets much of the moon.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"We used heated blankets and warmed air to keep her body temperature stable throughout the operation, and after 90 minutes of surgery, she recovered remarkably quickly," said Ashpole.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

They’re styling their homes with pumpkin decor and cozy blankets, showing off fall outfits and partaking in fall drink menus at coffee shops.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

We were still wringing water from our blankets when the command came to line up for coffee.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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