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Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Sometimes it’s a crinkly cellophane bag full of bolillos still faintly warm from the oven.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Both of her arms were covered in freshly-inked tattoos, her left arm still wrapped in glistening cellophane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
A 2,100-foot roll of cellophane costs $45; it was $25 in 2019.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
She had even wrapped the cookies in gay red cellophane.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Just last year, he released Cellophane Memories, an album with Chrystabell.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
Before the poster shop, Steve was a founder in 1972 of the original Cellophane Square in the U District.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2020
She knew that she wanted to pole dance for the video for Cellophane and it took her six months of training to get strong enough to do it.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2019
I was perfectly charmed by his "Mr. Cellophane" Broadway piece, given the fact that he was dancing with a partner -- but not really.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2010
Its Cellophane tape permits eight hours of recording or playing without changing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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