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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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It's a message at odds with the hand-written sign on the clear plastic sheet taped across the empty doorframe of Zvi's blast-damaged balcony.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

After the show, we grabbed a few minutes with the 71-year-old rock star, who wore a beaded vest and tight silver-and-black trousers and sipped from a red plastic cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

His oversized objects, made from wood, metal and plastic, have cost him about £2,500 so far, and taken up to two weeks to make.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A spindly plastic tube extended from my forehead to the “Eye Spa” machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Water was leaking into the boat, and a couple of boys grabbed cut-off plastic gallon jugs and started to bail.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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