wax

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When genuine art materials were difficult to obtain during World War II, he used children’s wax crayons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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

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

At my feet are mounds of burned-out candle wax, fistfuls of dying flowers blown by the wind and roughed by the ravages of the street.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon