decoration
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“It’s a decoration, because your system has to now fight the sugar while it’s trying to digest it.”
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
In 1985 she was awarded the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian decoration, but refused to collect it until President François Mitterrand agreed to close the royal hunting grounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
Nutcracker Soldier dolls are a traditional German Christmas decoration dating back to the 17th Century.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
And even though he bought a used acoustic guitar last year, it’s more for decoration and to act cool while strumming a chord than anything else.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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