the stuff
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Although the hostility between the two brothers was the stuff of rock ’n’ roll legend, the movie suggests that arenas full of adoration ultimately softened both men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Three products contained some amount of chemicals called phthalates, but the CR testing only found nanograms of the stuff in those snacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kidman’s auburn hair and tiny sunglasses are the stuff of every Pinterest moodboard.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
But I wasn’t interested in seeing all the stuff from the ’60s then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Heather buys the stuff to make mermaid water—a Big Blue bath bomb and a Sunnyside bubble bar.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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