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Recent Examples of beakerCabinets for storage of glassware, and a general clutter of beakers, wiring, and machinery.—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026 Think of when oil and water are put in a beaker together.—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026 Inside a single-story brick building in Sorrento Mesa is a small lab sprinkled with beakers, test tubes and incubators that is worth billions of dollars.—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beaker
Guardiola used a four-man ‘non-press’, where City’s forwards formed a line and waited for their opponents to find a pass, knowing that Arsenal’s centre-backs — and cup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga — had a comparatively limited passing range.
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Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of loyalty program members are using their personal cups to earn double stars on their orders.
When that got a laugh, Gorsuch went on a brief tour of the drinking habits of the Founding Fathers:
John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider for breakfast.
With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Stella Artois Racquet Club A crisp lager served in the brand’s iconic chalice offers a clean, classic option that pairs easily with a full day of tennis.