blanket
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The forest is home to one of the largest continuous areas of blanket bog in the Lake District and acts as a huge carbon store.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mr. Specht argues that the “the ownership society ceded a lot of autonomy to local communities” and that “local governance has become little more than a blanket veto on any proposal for new development.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
While Angelenos are using water rebates to replace turf with native grasses, expansive non-native lawns blanket the Lucas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
And just one of 49 priority habitat types - like ancient and native woodlands, blanket bogs and species-rich grasslands - have favourable status.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
A rainbow blanket made of alpaca hair was spread on the floor.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Five years ago, they began filming themselves pulling thick, fluffy blankets of lint from screens the size of baking sheets, sometimes finding tiny treasures like coins or plastic toys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I think weighted blankets would be a great business venture still.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Currently, autumn clothing bundles are in demand, but volunteers have already started putting together a Christmas box of festive clothing, blankets, and shoes.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Survivors disembarked a rescue boat at the French port of Calais in the mid-morning, some on stretchers and in wheelchairs, many wrapped in emergency blankets, an AFP correspondent said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Silently, I slipped into bed and wrapped my bleeding finger in the blankets.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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