earth
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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The question for investors is when supply may catch up to demand and bring price growth back down to earth.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"It's just struggling to comprehend how on earth this season has panned out in the way it has," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“The people of the great state of California, in the greatest nation on earth, have spoken — loudly and proudly,” Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
For hours, every hundred feet, I bend, hammer wood as deep into the earth as I can.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing earth
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Global Climate Change - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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