earth
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The dramatic flames have disappeared, but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
His films will one day too become flowers left not only as proof of his time on earth, but perhaps as messages for those to come who have the sensibility to appreciate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But Europe can ill afford to anger China in case it throttles supplies of rare earth minerals that are vital for the continent's industrial sector.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Large areas were planted with maize, while enormous quantities of earth were moved to construct mounds topped by temples and residences for leaders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Others began peeking from the earth, dotting the soil in gray and pink and blue.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Brussels also wanted "a system of export licensing for rare earths and other products" after major producer China introduced restrictions on them last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Chief among Jonas’s callouts is China’s control of magnetic rare earths, which are used to make motors that are key to actuation systems.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The country holds an estimated 11 million metric tons of rare earths, roughly 15% of global reserves, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
President Donald Trump on trade, rare earths and artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
A universe in which there were two earths within one sphere of water was no longer an Aristotelian universe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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They are earthed in this big moment, respectful of the tradition they are now associated with, the tradition of Washington’s special friends being drawn to the nation’s bosom.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2019
Far from having their heads in the clouds, they feel earthed.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018
It would be easy to get away with a sense of Laura Linney as all sweetness and light – but she is, I think, complicatedly earthed.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2018
Each of the sonatas is echt-Argerich: totally unpredictable from note to note, they fly like the most charming, sensual kite imaginable, ecstatically free and yet still earthed.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2014
We may think of them as two identical lightning conductors, well earthed at the bottom, and supported by non-conducting masts or towers.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming
It added that it had existing lightning and earthing protection on its biogas tanks.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
San Francisco’s Joc Pederson also counts on constant support from Martin and is committed to breath work and earthing.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
He started earthing under the guidance of then-Orioles strength coach Trevor Howell - “before there was much info on it.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
“So, earthing — I don’t actually know that much about earthing,” Paltrow admitted.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2017
Keep the soil about the plants loose and open; and, in the process of cultivation, earth up the stems slightly in the manner of earthing pease.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr
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