cup
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A hot cup of coffee might be among the last things you think of when you order a burrito.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Before going to sleep, the women placed three drops of oil into a paper cup and breathed in the scent for 10 seconds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
I can’t even think unless I have a cup of coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The description for the fundraiser remembered Rodriguez for his “easygoing warmth,” his affinity for race cars, baking and “a good cup of coffee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Chin-chin,” Helen says, raising her cup of tea in a toast.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
“Mezcal cups take as much work as the vases,” Herman says, laughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
After she downsized, she opened her cupboard and showed him four plates, four saucers, four cups and four bowls.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Professional life is crowded with micro-signals — clothes, cups, phones, tone, timing, posture — ordinary things that remain perfectly neutral until someone decides they are evidence of character.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Clear glassware that can be easily mixed with a host’s other cups is a good option, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
They passed a couple of tea shops, where men sat outside sipping cups of coriander tea and talking.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
The Warrington teenager cupped his ears to lap up the adulation of a delirious crowd while fellow Englishman Aspinall laughed in disbelief before he gave Littler a high five.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
As she spoke, Lina's face creased and she cupped it in her hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
Harris leaned down, Simon said, cupped the girl’s face in her hands and kissed her on the forehead:
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
He knelt beside it and cupped his hands around his mouth.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Often, like in my treatment in Singapore, cupping is paired with gua sha, creating a push and pull on the skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Adherents swear by cupping therapy as a way to manage muscle pain and detoxify, but more spas are touting it as the ideal postflight treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He turned away after silencing the taunts, cupping his ear to The Kop, who were stunned into silence after his sixth Premier League goal versus Liverpool.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
In addition to his usual routine, he’s tried cryotherapy, infrared therapy, massages with cupping — anything to keep inflammation down and ward away the nagging injuries that followed him over three years at Mississippi State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Mom cried out, cupping her hand over the phone.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
