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wrapper

[rap-er] / ˈræp ər /
NOUN
covering
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He bent down, picked up a straw wrapper and disposed of it in the nearest trash can, then kept walking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

In a small flat in a social housing complex near Caracas, Adriana Briceño holds up what looks like a piece of rubbish, but hidden on the old chocolate bar wrapper is a message.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

While lonvo-z uses the same lipid nanoparticle wrapper as nex-z, it targets a different gene.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

During cross-examination, Dunn’s defense team pointed to a photograph of what was believed to have been the sandwich—post-impact—that showed it largely intact and still mostly inside its wrapper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

She reached into her pocket, pulled out a gum wrapper, then darted off to the counter to get a pen.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly