bottle

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After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Questlove’s newest documentary is a rare instance of an artist capturing lightning in a bottle twice.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The poems remain resistant, as they must; but their resistance now carries the force of address, a bottle sent out from wreckage toward an unknown reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Why do you need to buy a water bottle when you can just carry your water in? It is cheaper that way and it is good for the environment,” Chow told CTV News.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The barmaid put a new bottle on the table.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell