wax
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American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This ritual lasted an entire night and involved burning small figures made of wax and clay while an exorcist recited specific incantations.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
I couldn’t go to a comedy club and wax poetic about sadness — some kinds of sadness you can do that with but the death of a child is such a specific and profound taboo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Odysseus told his men about them and that the only way to pass them safely was for each man to stop his ears with wax.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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