gossamer

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To see the familiar faces, to hear the old story, to think about the old song — such remembrances tether us, however frayed and fragile the gossamer of grief, to a world transformed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024

Most K-pop acts rely on hip-hop and EDM for stylistic inspiration, so when teen group NewJeans decorated their gossamer melodies with a patter of drum and bass, it felt like a breath of fresh air.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

For the final ceremony of the multiday celebrations, Arti wore a full velvet skirt covered in golden embroidery, matched to the gossamer red veil over her head.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023

It’s of my parents posing in front of a gossamer curtain of pale ivory.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover