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coffee cup

British  

noun

  1. a cup from which coffee may be drunk, usually smaller than a teacup

"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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And, Crowe says, he still uses the first coffee cup he created.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

“I would walk around with that coffee cup as if it was a gold medal. I made it out of the house. Every one of these kids has shoes on. Nobody’s dead.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

"When he saw it, Max nearly dropped his coffee cup," Prof. Archer says.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2025

“Just this,” he said, tearing up as he held up a blue plastic coffee cup, half empty.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2025

“Ma’am,” he said to Marlene when she came back and filled up his coffee cup.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo

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