utensil
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My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Watching them is like being spoonfed by the streamer’s CEO, Ted Sarandos, who, by pioneering this content model, is waving a utensil in front of us like an airplane coming in for a landing.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
In fall 2024, many of us were ridding our kitchens of a very common utensil, thanks to a piece in the Atlantic that instructed us to, “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.”
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
The mouth tracking method -- trained on thousands of images featuring various participants' head poses and facial expressions -- combines data from two cameras positioned above and below the utensil.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
As Mom shoved the papers back into her bag, I opened the utensil drawer and pulled out a butter knife.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
Thus, we’ve had microhistories of coal, sugar, rain, dust, cotton, butter, notebooks, eating utensils and bookmaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Running around, shouting, making noise with utensils, etc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"They stole everything: our clothes, shoes, utensils, pots, cups, glasses."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The new motorhome had been driven just four miles, but it appeared ready for touring with kitchen supplies such as cooking utensils, crockery, and plastic containers.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
A cupboard of heavy walnut put together with wooden pegs stood near the fireplace and held dishes, food, and cooking utensils.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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