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[kuhp] / kʌp /


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Plenty still to work on but O'Neil looked in the mood to enjoy his cup of tea and bar of chocolate while watching Match Of The Day on Saturday night.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

And, notably, they eat Cane’s, whether it’s buying entire orders of just Texas toast or dunking their entire hand into a fountain cup of Cane’s Sauce and licking it off their fingers.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Recent cup winners Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt start their cup journeys against lower league opposition on Friday, while holders Bayern Munich play on September 2.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The menu includes salt-and-pepper chicken skins with sweet-and-sour sauce and something called the Viet Dip, a sandwich served with a little cup of pho jus.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Clare brought his cup to his mouth, seeking the warmth of his tree sap tea.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"We can't even fill the coffee cups to the brim or they spill," his son Linus, 19, added with an air of amused exasperation.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

I watch office workers walk off mid-bite, sipping from paper cups of milk tea.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

With the Gunners chasing a first Women's Super League title since 2019, along with two domestic cups and another Champions League, she is explicit about what she expects.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“Many of my projects can be traced back to this space,” he told me, citing the several cups of coffee he’s shared there with collaborators and curators from spaces like Compton Museum and Color Compton.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Some toss out crushed fast-food bags and half-filled drink cups just to give us a little more litter to pick up.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

After his verbal attack on Smith, Whittaker cupped his hands as more boos echoed around the arena, though he did share an embrace with Cameron and his team a little later.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2025

The 33-year-old cupped his ear after he was booed by the partisan French crowd following his win on court 14.

From BBC May 29, 2024

“You are on a perilous journey, my boy! I have brought you here to guide you on to safety. And now”—he cupped my cheek in his hand—“you must go back!”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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

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

I do think about recovery and take recovery quite seriously, so I’ll do a weekly massage, where I do cupping.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Elliott, 26, celebrated by channelling former WWE superstars Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, strutting in the centre of the octagon before cupping each of his ears.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

“Maybe it’s not the best time—” “The Mark of Athena burns through Rome,” Ella continued, cupping her hands over her ears and raising her voice.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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