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coat

[koht] / koʊt /






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And another important feature is that blades are cast with tiny channels that allow a flow of cooler air to coat them in a kind of film while the aircraft engine is working.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Fertilize the fig trees, straighten up the coat closet, fix the coffee machine, tidy the garage, grill the chicken, take the Chanel shoes to get stretched,” House said, rattling off her tasks for the day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Dozens of vintage photos of the Clark’s ballrooms, restaurants, ashtrays, room keys, menus, postcards, matchbooks, coat hangers and candleholders are visible at BunkerHillLos Angeles.com, having been gathered by Marsak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Scientists have developed a way to coat mitochondria, the tiny structures that produce energy inside our cells, with advanced materials without interfering with their function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

I rubbed the dust from her coat with my handkerchief.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

After the class, I walked with sweaty would-be shoppers into a room with more than a dozen racks displaying capes, coats, jackets and knit dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Since arriving at Wild Ireland, McLaughlin said both bears have gained weight, their coats have improved, and follow-up blood tests have shown that their kidney function has returned to normal.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"There are two types of bison," Deforges told AFP after a training session with the animals, both two-year-olds with brownish-red coats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He coats the eggs with glue secreted from his legs and attaches clusters of egg sacs to his own body while they develop.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

She spun, her heart seizing in her chest, and she almost tripped over a pile of coats and bags on the road next to her.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The gel forms two fins, each coated with a layer of muscle cells far thinner than a human hair.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company has said it could lay off as many as 500 workers as it idles cold-rolled and coated steel operations in Hamilton, Ontario, and concentrates on hot-roll products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

She managed to grab hold of her daughter's foot, but her shoes were coated in engine oil from the overturned vessel and she slipped through her hands.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

"This tastes really sweet. It's almost like it's been coated in sugar," said Douyin influencer Liulianzi in a clip liked more than 17,000 times.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

The light of the candle revealed that it was made of stone and thickly coated in dust.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Previous attempts to address this issue have included supplying additional lithium to replace material lost during operation or covering the electrode with a thicker protective coating.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

They do work like running computer simulations, analyzing data, designing equipment and testing the coating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Phoenix-based Swift uses highly complex machinery to turn tiny particles called nanomaterials into antireflective coating, which can help make satellite-powered solar panels more effective, among other applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"A specifically designed coating could, in the future, facilitate this transfer and the interaction between mitochondria and cells," emphasizes Dr. Tiranti.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

When he breathes through his open mouth, I can smell the night scum coating his tongue and the sunny-side-up eggs he ate for breakfast.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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