cork

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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

But she fell on a cab double cork 1080, which she had stomped in her first two runs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Removing the cork reduces that pressure, allowing gas to separate into bubbles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

Along with the occasional joke that pops off like a cork exiting a bottle of Moët & Chandon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

In one pocket of my overalls I had me a line, and my sinkers and my hooks stuck in a cork.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns