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clingfilm

British  
/ ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm /

noun

  1. a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The two notebooks were wrapped in clingfilm inside their archive box, and appeared undamaged.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

They had been evacuated further away from the fighting, and the hospital director Dr Valerii Zukin was supervising staff wrapping sensitive medical equipment with bales of clingfilm.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2022

Wrap in clingfilm and chill for an hour.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2019

London’s Spring restaurant, for instance, was using 3,600km of clingfilm a year.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2018

Other tips include using tupperware boxes instead of clingfilm to keep food fresh and avoiding coffee capsules which cannot be recycled.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2018

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