Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar all stock cooking tools, small appliances and storage helpers that go beyond cheap plastic novelties, and a handful are genuinely worth grabbing on your next run.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
The two-day festival will feature more than 90 vendor booths lining Broadway with arts, crafts, clothing, novelties, gifts and food.
Perhaps in imitation of the former occupant—known only through the photographs, books, textiles, and trinkets covering the walls and the floor—Liden sits topless at a piano.
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Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
To their surprise, there are only seven small boxes, containing photos, sketches, notes, and a scattering of trinkets to go through.
But in the past year, the scope of insider trading has grown to unprecedented levels thanks to new platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket that offer bets on everything from major world events to celebrity trifles.
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Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Treaties were trifles compared to armies and bullets.
This substance, aptly named powdery mildew, is a common fungus that affects an array of ornamentals, vegetables, and herbs.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Garlic, onions, chives, and other plants in the allium family, including ornamentals, have a strong and pungent odor that repels an assortment of garden pests.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
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