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It was wrapped in a waxlike paper and clear plastic wrap and was hidden in the lining of the baggage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
In the mid-1800s, on an oil well in Pennsylvania, a worker found a gooey waxlike substance forming on the equipment.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2019
Afternoons, he went for a drive, his gaunt, waxlike face frozen into an eerie smile.
From Time Magazine Archive
They found that ethylene. a hydrocarbon gas, turned into a white, waxlike solid when subjected to high pressures.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pale, waxlike body was wearing nothing but a pair of blue underpants, and his blond hair was frozen to the ground.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
