teacup
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I have an Aussie doodle, a teacup poodle and a maltipoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
“When people say, ‘Oh, it’s a teacup pig,’ I’m like, ‘That is not a thing. That does not exist,’” said Lynsey Rosen, a veterinarian in Southern California who treats dozens of mini pigs each month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The row was dismissed earlier this week by Vowles - a Mercedes customer - as "noise that will probably go away", and by Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff as "a storm in a teacup".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Meanwhile, teapot and teacup plushies were among the items sold at special outlets in Beijing and Shanghai last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
I lowered my head instantly, and became very busy with the emptying of my own teacup, screening myself behind the cosy.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
If two of those incidents are little more than storms in teacups, one is anything but.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
He could pick teacups off the top of the backboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
There was a glass-fronted cabinet opposite, filled with plates on display stands and teacups with so many curlicues it was a wonder you could drink from them without cutting your lips.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
