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Recent Examples of flaskThe 16-year-old who attacked Elbit Systems used two thermos flasks packed with explosives in an attack on the Israeli defense company and was charged alongside a 23-year-old accomplice, according to Bloomberg.—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 Outside food, beverage, liquid containers, alcohol, cans, bottles, flasks (hydroflasks, metal, etc.) or coolers.—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024 One exception is iron; elemental mercury is often kept in a steel flask.—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 This science travel lab, available at Walmart, includes the lab case, goggles, one beaker, one flask, three test tubes, a removable ruler, a working scale, an eye dropper, a funnel, a double-sided measuring spoon, six experiment cards and three sticker sheets.—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flask
After all, most foods aren’t exactly loaded with the stuff; whole grains are some of the richest sources (a cup of whole-wheat pasta has nine grams and the same amount of oatmeal has 10).
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Erica Sloan,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
As someone who would typically choose a cappuccino over a cup of drip coffee, the idea of waking up every morning and enjoying the perfect mug of milky espresso from the comfort of my own home seemed like the pinnacle of luxury.
Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
5 June 2024
Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.
Using white vinegar and baking soda is another powerful method for tackling color stains on white clothes using the following steps:
In a bucket, bowl, or something equivalent, soak the stained garment in a solution of one part vinegar to four parts white vinegar for 30 minutes to several hours.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
Drop in the bucket There remains considerable uncertainty over just how many federal workers have been laid off and how many more will be let go in the coming days, weeks and months.
Such a trend could be like the parable of the frog in a pot that heats so slowly the frog doesn’t notice it’s being cooked until too late, except that OPEC+ has very good thermometers.
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Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Tucker also wants lawmakers to reclassify a large pot of capital funding meant for maintenance and construction so that TSU can instead use that money for day-to-day operating expenses.
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