shapes

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Butterly’s little sculptures, each only a few inches high, often begin with a readymade cast that yields traditional vessel shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This confusion shapes how we imagine time in fiction and pop science.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

It was at Olive Garden that I discovered a shared love for peperoncinos with Nana and encountered other shapes of pasta not named spaghetti for the first time.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"My goal when I put on the music is let me do the coolest shapes in the sassiest of ways," she says.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

We studied the lines, angles, orbits, and shapes of outer space.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson