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pottery

[pot-uh-ree] / ˈpɒt ə ri /
NOUN
containers made from clay; clay art
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Linsey Farnsworth, Labour MP for Amber Valley, said she had "promised to fight for Denby Pottery until the very last moment".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Denby Pottery - established in 1809 - appointed administrators on 31 March after it said it had struggled with rising energy and labour costs.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He found the clean-lined water fountain at Reseda Discount Pottery & Fountains, which he calls an “Aladdin’s cave” with hundreds of fountains running at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

In effect, he is abandoning the so-called Pottery Barn rule — “You break it, you own it” — that was popularized by then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell before the Iraq war in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Pottery, recorded in the Sudan and Sahara around 8000 B.C., did not reach the Cape until around A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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