plastic
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Homes here are built from tin sheets and plastic which absorb heat through the day and release it slowly through the night.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“Why are we paying extras $180 a day when they look so plastic anyway?” he asked, eliciting slightly nervous chuckles from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
If plastic gets stuck on their bodies, it can dig into their skin as they grow.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The volunteers waved the man’s family members away from the Ebola isolation tent at Mongbwalu General Hospital, where his body lay on a plastic sheet on the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“You sure inherited my sweet tooth,” Dad said, loading up his own plastic bag with jelly beans.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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