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vase

[vays, vayz, vahz] / veɪs, veɪz, vɑz /
NOUN
vessel
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Our collective image of a humongous horse on wheels came down from centuries’ worth of artists’ interpretations: A Greek vase from 675 BCE.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

If somebody gave you a seed, you put it in a vase with fresh dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

"I can't lay my eyes on my favourite place at home, on some elements of my house, a vase, a view from my window," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

In fact, it goes back at least 2,500 years: An ancient vase in the Louvre carries a notice that reads, “Buy me and you’ll get a bargain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

And the alabaster vase stood, as it had always done, on the table behind the sofa....

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The result is vibrant vases that are polished and imperfect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The foreign luxury shopping crowd flocks to the legendary store, where offerings range from a $38 Wagyu beef sandwich to $120,000 vases, and clients can rent an eight-foot-tall safe for $24,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

In a trip in November 2013 to Vincenzo Caffarella, a decorative arts and antiques shop in London, £170,000 was allegedly spent on a "vast amount of property" including Venetian lamps and vases.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

A dozen replicas had been fired in three separate batches, and the last firing yielded a pair of superb vases.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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