wax

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While I could wax poetic on the virtues of “Catwoman” for another 5,000 words, I won’t subject you to that here.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

King and Queen was inspired by an Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum of a court official and his wife, and evolved from Moore playing with a small piece of modelling wax.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Her contribution — five modeled microcrystalline wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers — appears beside three paintings from the 1960s by her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, who is now 92.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

She folded the letter crisply, slipped it inside an envelope, and sealed it with a drip of wax from a candle.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood