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

As the doctor’s apprentice, Little moves with him to Paris, where she helps sculpt figures for his new wax museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

Fluor - or fluorinated ski wax - has been banned by the FIS since the 2023-24 season.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

It’s been treated with wax, oils, detergent, and lasers.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman