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jar

[jahr] / dʒɑr /






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If there’s a half-inch of sun-dried tomato oil left in a jar, there’s a very good chance I’m frying eggs in it the next morning.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Like the large so-called moon jar that opens the exhibition, these capacious bowls glazed in eggshell white flaunt their foibles with wobbling edges that give character to otherwise pure forms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

During this phase, a live crab was placed inside a glass jar positioned so the octopus could see it only through the mirror.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He’d been rooting around dusty barns at an agricultural estate sale and found pristine packs of Chiclets and Life Savers inside a sealed Mason jar, including one unopened Choc-O-Mint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I took a number-two pencil from the mayonnaise jar and opened my notebooks.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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