soap

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What looked like a jumbo Parmesan wheel resting on a marble slab by the door of the Moroccan-style hammam was actually a block of shea-butter soap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Fans in Manchester, N.H., were suddenly able to follow the soap opera at Manchester United, while supporters in Madrid, N.M., could decode the Kremlinological goings-on of Real Madrid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He juggled that with studying English, doing a screenwriting master's, then working as an intern storyliner on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As a child growing up in Connecticut, Kathan recalls watching Douglas Edwards, the “World News Roundup” evening anchor for two decades, doing TV news updates in between the soap operas his mother watched on CBS.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As two bars of precious prewar soap appeared, Frau Mikes clapped her hand over her mouth to suppress her yelp of triumph.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom