paraphernalia
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Every day by 9 a.m., she and her husband arrive on a cycle rickshaw from home with a gas stove and other paraphernalia and work until around 5 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She dotes on her husband, who suffers from dementia and comes to terms with all the paraphernalia and recordings from her career that she hoarded for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Charizard and Pikachu, they’re kind of bubbly and kind of lighthearted,” he said while shuffling through Pokémon cards and other themed paraphernalia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Police found no drug paraphernalia, no traces of heroin in room 112, and nothing among Charmain's belongings.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Angela carefully dug through the embroidery, personal items, and other paraphernalia in her tapestry bag and pulled out the newspaper folded to the Westing obituary.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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