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towel

[tou-uhl, toul] / ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl /


NOUN
napkin
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There was a time when a day at the beach involved a towel and some sunscreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

Meta Platforms is reportedly exploring a new avenue of artificial-intelligence monetization, raising questions about whether Meta is throwing in the towel on being a leading AI lab or, rather, catapulting its business ahead.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Gordon Cooper, 73, from High Wycombe, told BBC Your Voice that he hangs a wet bath towel in his bedroom and places his fan nearby to help cool down the room.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Jonah has to shade his eyes with one hand to see me because of the sun, so I sit on the muddy ground next to his towel.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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