layers
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Excavations uncovered layers of stone tools buried deep underground in what is now rainforest territory.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
There are unstable layers of debt at the firm, fund and investor level.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Peeling back the wrapping I'm holding a 1,000 calorie triple decker – three slices of bread with two layers of filling.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Frankie and I huddled on the docks, smothered in layers of wool and fur, as we watched passengers stream down the gangway of the SS Christopher Columbus.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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