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pottery

[pot-uh-ree] / ˈpɒt ə ri /
NOUN
containers made from clay; clay art
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The team at Cerebral Palsy Midlands run activities including pottery, musical production, virtual gaming and Vicky's favourite - wheelchair dance.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Large numbers of bodies were placed quickly on top of pottery debris in an abandoned public area, which became the central focus of this study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Joshua fused the pieces together, following an ancient Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Then I’d collect the smashed pottery and the smashed meat pasties and grind them into all my perfect stitchery.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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