pearls
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Beijing has long been accused of seeking to develop facilities around the Indian Ocean -- a so-called "string of pearls" -- to counter India's rise and secure its own economic interests.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He would repay her with pearls of wisdom from more than four decades of coaching college basketball and a dozen trips to the Final Four.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Because the pearls are denser than surrounding tissue and resemble small stones, they can sometimes complicate diagnosis by mimicking kidney or gallstones.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Diana Turbot’s mum screamed as a string of whopping pearls unstringed themselves and bounced under hundreds of feet.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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