utensil
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Watching them is like being spoonfed by the streamer’s CEO, Ted Sarandos, who, by pioneering this content model, is waving a utensil in front of us like an airplane coming in for a landing.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
In fall 2024, many of us were ridding our kitchens of a very common utensil, thanks to a piece in the Atlantic that instructed us to, “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.”
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
The safest nontoxic material options for kitchen utensil are wood and stainless steel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024
The mouth tracking method -- trained on thousands of images featuring various participants' head poses and facial expressions -- combines data from two cameras positioned above and below the utensil.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024
“Never touch me,” he said, twisting down to snatch the fallen utensil off the floor before one of Ramsay’s girls could get hold of it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
All of items, sold individually, were snatched up by Wednesday within 24 hours of sales starting: water bottle caps, ring pop candy, police caution tape, straws, utensils -- as well as a single left AirPod.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The virus can spread through close contact with someone who is infected, such as by sharing food or eating utensils.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
The Soviets handed her over to the Gestapo at the beginning of World War II, and she describes coming to the Nazi camp system and being issued clothes and utensils to eat with.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026
Anera says its kitchens also lack utensils, packaging and canisters of gas, with which it would be cleaner to cook.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
There were knives and plastic utensils and silverware and kitchen tools in a plastic box.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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