sugar cubes

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Deadly jellyfish, tiny and iridescent, like sugar cubes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Pinkie fingers out; mom's vintage Royal Albert tea set filled and set; lemon slices, cream, and sugar cubes arranged; the girls practiced their manners while sipping tea and eating what my mother called "tea cakes."

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

On “Sabin Sundays,” millions of children, as well as adults, showed up at churches and schools for their free doses, often delivered on sugar cubes.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022

“My mom took me for my vaccines. We would get our injections there for free. We would get our polio sugar cubes there for free,” said Pastides, an epidemiologist.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

I stay in the infirmary for as long as I can, and with the sugar cubes and food and rest from work, my body gradually grows stronger.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung