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earthen

[ur-thuhn] / ˈɜr θən /


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Thoreen works with bronze, leather, and earthen materials; Aggrey specializes in precision components and mechanical elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In response to the floods, the worst in 30 years, authorities were on the alert, reinforcing earthen barriers and preparing to evacuate if needed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025

Pamela Bulahan is one of them, and she remember being 9 back in 1972, when one of those earthen barriers failed and water surged toward the town of Isleton, inundating streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025

The Greeks pitched in to help them raise the earthen walls and dig the trenches.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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