lid
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Its eggs contain an unusual structural lid that has not previously been documented in any stick insect or its closest relatives.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Longer term, though, AI investments could make the economy more efficient, keeping a lid on inflation while helping bond prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Steinem lifted the lid on the underpaid life of a Bunny, and the physical pain of wearing the high-heels and tight corsets for hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Businesses have lots of reasons to keep a lid on hiring — first and foremost, to keep costs down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Pressure cookers are designed with heavy locks that hold the lid on the pot, even when an enormous amount of steam has built up beneath it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
It had somehow learned to peel off the bottles’ lids and gulp the cream down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The pink, mouse-like creatures lived in craters covered by dustbin lids - the lids' noisy "clang" gave the show its name.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
One of the quiet tragedies of the potluck is that perfectly good food often remains trapped in its travel container — lids half removed, plastic corners fogged with condensation.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
A spokesperson for the Mother Lode in West Hollywood said that the only difference in operations was a stack of plastic lids at the end of the bar, which will be provided for free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Max and I asked for extra snacks last night so we've got a few packets of graham crackers and a few apple juice cups with foil lids as well.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Everything Sprouts said Friday that it was recalling 5 oz. lidded plastic containers of alfalfa sprouts that were distributed after May 26.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In the kitchen, hand-carved ceramic birds, whales, elephants and owls look out from the counters, surrounded by lidded cache pots and heavy candlestick holders that feel good in your hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Mix it all together and deliver in a lidded deli tub.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
Auctioneers originally thought the lidded vase was from the 20th Century but now believe it to be a "superb quality" 18th Century creation from the Qianlong period.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
The eyes were not fully open, but partially lidded, and the pupils stared blankly, unfocused, toward the back of the shelter.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss and some of his City Council colleagues want to explore lidding Interstate 5.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The spectrum of highway-skeptical advocacy is broad — on behalf of the wholesale removal of a portion of 99, the redesign of Aurora Avenue, the lidding of I-5 near downtown Seattle, against U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
Kirwan is never loath to combat a political foe by lidding his barrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The light had retreated at the insistence of the darkness—a scrap of cloud lidding the blank eye of the moon—and Bone Gap was still.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
"I can all but read your thoughts," he went on, lidding his green eyes a number of times.
From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Gayle Porter Hoskins
