wrapping paper

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But every year, as wrapping paper detonates across the living room and a small mountain of objects emerges—some beloved, some baffling—I have the same unseasonal thought: This is wildly inefficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

As well as books, the chain stocks pens, reading lights, games, wrapping paper and other stationery.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

It was outfitted with wood-paneled walls and green-and-red carpet that reminded me of Christmas wrapping paper.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

For our annual holiday wrapping paper feature, Times art directors commissioned eight L.A.-based muralists to illustrate intriguing designs, from a Dodgers tribute to sweet treats perfect for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

I tear the wrapping paper off my present, hoping whatever’s inside will prove how well Dad knows me, how proud he is of me, something.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison