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Yuvraj Yadav, who sells sandwiches in a Mumbai suburb, says he used to wrap them in discarded newspapers, despite concerns that chemicals in the printing ink can leach into food.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
It’s the day after Mizrahi’s Spring/Summer 1994 show, and the ink on the reviews is still wet.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The ink, real and digital, being spilled over the Sussexes return to the U.K. is proof that the public remains very much invested in the state and fate of the British royal family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
This one, though, involved permanent ink and needles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The gold arrows were now traveling along the clear surface and seeping into the open book, like invisible ink.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The new monochrome packages will go on sale in Japan May 25, Calbee said, blaming difficulties procuring raw materials such as naphtha, a petrochemical used in paints and inks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The CEO of Blick Art Materials told Hyperallergic that the company had “purchased more inventory than normal for a few product lines to hedge against higher costs,” such as paints, inks, and utensils.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
The studios didn’t then have screeners or digital inks for their films, so a run at the Malibu Cinema was a good way to reach Oscar voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025
The resulting flexible board withstood all sorts of electronics manufacturing processes, including cutting shapes into the boards with lasers, printing circuits on top of them with commercially used silver inks, and soldering components to them.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 24, 2024
During recess the teachers locked themselves up in their office with the shelves of books, copybooks, inks from China.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Los Angeles-area Bookstagrammer Michelle Grondine, 40, is inked with five “Bunny”-inspired tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
After going eight straight seasons without a 1,000-yard rusher—as long as any team in the NFL—the Chiefs inked Walker to a three-year contract worth over $43 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Aspiration nevertheless inked Leonard to a deal worth $7 million per year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
His son’s name is inked across his bicep — a representation of the strength he gives him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I then realize that the voice isn’t coming from his mouth, but from one of the skulls inked on his arm.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Russians’ social media feeds filled up with videos of people biting into apples, lip-syncing to songs about apples and inking tattoos with the fruit that is the party’s symbol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Díaz was the high-profile free agent the Dodgers signed to lock down the ninth inning for the next three seasons, inking him to a $69-million deal to do it, a record for relievers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And the DOD hasn’t limited itself to mining, inking a $1 billion investment in defense contractor L3Harris’s Missile Solutions unit in exchange for convertible equity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
There were no actual tattoos on offer, given inking one requires time and space, but visitors could get stickers by artists for free.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
“I’ll be a sorceress,” Annie said, inking a star into her palm.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
