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Here are the instructions: Line a small empty matchbox with foil or parchment paper (so that the food can be eaten, if desired).
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Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
The five chunks of brown coal, each no bigger than a matchbox, add further evidence of the port’s antiquity.
—J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The logo then gets woven into the fabric of a home through the design on doormats, staff uniforms, towels, robes, candles, and even matchboxes and stationery.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
Take the matchboxes at Flute, each of which is emblazoned with an image of Noel Sr doing magic tricks for his guests a full four decades ago.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
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Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
The five chunks of brown coal, each no bigger than a matchbox, add further evidence of the port’s antiquity.
—J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
The logo then gets woven into the fabric of a home through the design on doormats, staff uniforms, towels, robes, candles, and even matchboxes and stationery.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
Take the matchboxes at Flute, each of which is emblazoned with an image of Noel Sr doing magic tricks for his guests a full four decades ago.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Matchbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchbox. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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matchbox
noun
match·box
-ˌbäks 
: a box for matches
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