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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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The comment was made in response to a snarky Instagram user who accused Holly of undergoing plastic surgery, claiming that her “surgeon did an amazing job.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

According to the affidavit, Dale asked to be wrapped “like a mummy” with plastic wrap, and to glue a pair of women’s boots to his feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

US plastic surgeons say they are seeing a "noticeable uptick" in consultations about it.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But there was a fourth person sitting in a molded plastic chair on the other side of Dad: Katherine.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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