mantel
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After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
“What is it with rich people and mallards?” he asks, noting several on a mantel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
You can also ditch fresh, whole pumpkins and make fabric pumpkins, which can be displayed indoors on a mantel or as a centerpiece.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
The feeling of being in someone else's home, in neutral territory, nothing mine and nothing hers, no clues about each other in the blankets or the firewood or the photographs on the mantel.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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