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coating

[koh-ting] / ˈkoʊ tɪŋ /


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When cooked, it forms a lightly tangy, almost caramelized coating that makes it seem like you put in more effort than you did.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

After the first uncrewed test flight, Artemis I, engineers found that chunks of the heat shield's coating had cracked and broken away during a two‑stage "skip" re‑entry manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"We conduct research on thin ceramic films, such as those used for coating high-performance cutting tools," explain Erwin Peck and Balint Hajas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

And was that a tiny coating of sweat on her upper lip?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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