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wrapper

[rap-er] / ˈræp ər /
NOUN
covering
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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

“You’ve got people coming in and doing things with the ETF wrapper that were probably not foreseen in any way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“Big wasn’t a crush, he was a crash,” Carrie says to Miranda as she peels down the wrapper on a cupcake topped with bright pink buttercream frosting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

In the room, Odenigbo was tying his wrapper around his waist.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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