straw
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"Over the last four weeks, I have transported 1,000 small straw bales from the fields and scattered it around".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"That was the straw that broke the camel's back. I wanted to take action."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kimberly-Clark identified hesperaloe as a top contender among 70 candidates for potential new sources of fiber, including wheat straw, leftover corn, chicken feathers, seaweed and algae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I am now carrying a gorgeous straw tote and wearing linen that has somehow survived public transit without acquiring a wrinkle.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
I held the lamp for Mutti as she shook out some straw around Marlene’s feet.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“There will be a lot of straws dipping into the pool,” Carstens said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We’re grabbing for straws, trying to develop something,” an officer told the New York Times within 24 hours of the bombing.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
And, if you’re feeling playful, a whimsical bread: miniature muffins, pesto pull-apart bread, chickpea flour flatbreads, cheese straws, popovers — something that makes people point across the table and say, “Wait, what are those?”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
It was a little bit like playing jackstraws, where you toss all the straws down in a pile and then try to take one away without disturbing the others.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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