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[depth] / dɛpθ /




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The Dodgers put the final touches on their trade deadline, adding catching depth as Dalton Rushing went on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

That is an issue that has raised its head continually throughout Skinner's reign as he often pointed to the lack of squad depth following defeats to top-three rivals.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

It occurred at a depth of 6.5 miles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

It wallows in angst and stress but has no psychological depth, sticking to bromides like “You’re special” and “Be yourself.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

But if you have many messages, you have depth, and you can start to see patterns.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Just listening through to all the celebrations after Windsor and Hollingsworth and, finally, Obergefell was like light therapy in the depths of winter.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

The sacs survived pressures equal to those found at depths of more than 400 meters, which is far deeper than the larvae normally travel during their daily migration.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Then it becomes an elver and disappears into the depths.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

This isn’t only because, as Ms. Whitlum-Cooper and Ms. Tedbury write, Christ’s body is “vehemently real,” but also due to the verisimilitude of his loincloth and the “complex depths of its falls and folds.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He took Ivan’s staff and the sword into the ember-lit depths of the smithy, and then sunlight spilled in as the front door opened wide.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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