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clay

[kley] / kleɪ /


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“I find that the clay is a little bit more casual in general,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Lorenze takes inspiration from the distinctive on-court look of tennis’s only clay grand slam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

For more than a century, the National Museum has preserved a remarkable collection of clay tablets from some of the earliest civilizations in the Middle East.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Raducanu missed March's Miami Open because of a viral illness and opted out of clay court events in Linz and Madrid to recover fully.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

There were richly carved boxes which opened only under a full moon, and teapots that never grew cold, made from fire clay forged in the eastern islands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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