pieces
Americannoun
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Consisting of more than 1,200 coins and nine pieces of jewellery, it proved to be the largest collection of medieval gold coins ever found in the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Together, Lowery and Hathaway Frankensteined their fictional goddess from pieces of just about every major pop star.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Museum visitors Jean and Phil Orozco marveled over the pieces of history inside the dimly lit exhibition room.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Much of Morris’s travel writing was what British journalists call color pieces, and it faded accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“No? I would like a glass of iced yaupon holly tea and, well, actually, I need directions. I have to find my way back to my auntie’s to make one hundred pieces of frybread.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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