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earth

[urth] / ɜrθ /


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“The outpouring of love I received helped me to realize that her short time on this earth left an impact that could never be forgotten.”

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

The Beijing native attained a doctorate in earth sciences from the University of Southern California in 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In court documents, the state has cited the presence of rare earth minerals, including uranium, as well as untapped energy resources, as assets that could be exploited.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

There are fluorescent lights, sweated-out windows, pizzas stacked like evidence, and the unshakable feeling that every other shopper is experiencing their first day on earth while glitching gently in front of the popsicles.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

“Why, Daisy, what on earth are you saying?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Critical raw materials, such as rare earths, are also crucial for semiconductors and to the bloc’s transition away from fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The company later disclosed that it had entered a 15-year deal to sell its magnetic rare earths to a special-purpose vehicle, capitalized in part by the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

That technology and a scientist involved in its development are now the subject of a bitter lawsuit between two companies racing to become the dominant supplier of U.S.-made rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The European Commission, which leads EU trade policy, is working on an instrument that would force businesses to diversify their suppliers in critical sectors like chips and rare earths.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Bruno was right—the universe was infinite and there were other earths; and Kepler, who had always insisted that the sun and the Earth were unique, was plain wrong.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Dane, free of duty until the ship earthed, drifted back to his own cabin, sure of part of a night's undisturbed rest before they blasted off.

From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre

It added that it had existing lightning and earthing protection on its biogas tanks.

From BBC Oct. 5, 2023

“Everybody’s got some funny joke about grounding or earthing or trying to make a joke about being a hippie, or whatever the funny narrative is,” he said.

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

Proponents of "earthing," or skin-to-skin contact with soil argue that this practice reduces anxiety.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2020

If allowed to grow without earthing up, the vines will yield half a ton of hay to the acre.

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 Burr, Fearing




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