flake
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"This was not casual flake production, but a technology that required planning, precision, and a deep understanding of stone properties and fracture mechanics," says Zhao.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Its steel surface—unlike a coating that can flake off—is hardened through a process called nitriding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
They found that flake cereals with fruit “played more into people’s need for sensory pleasure,” Food Business News reported.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
Due to tiny differences in atmospheric conditions, each flake will create a unique pattern.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
But with each defeated kite, hope grew in my heart, like snow collecting on a wall, one flake at a time.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Or take a bright yuzu marmalade: pair it with black sesame seeds, flaked coconut, a drizzle of coconut cream, a swirl of tahini, and a scatter of lime zest.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
Tender flaked blue crab and summer squash add sweetness and depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
You’ve just been flaked on and it hurts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Mr Glauser said while his first choice remained Cadbury Flake 99, when they are unusable he turns to a German alternative marketed as "milk chocolate flaked sticks".
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
The sea-green color was broken up by segments of white where the paint had flaked off, shaped like continents on a map.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Before the hosts can begin flaking it, however, the show pauses to consider why Americans eat so little fish compared with people in Japan.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Inside, the wallpaper is flaking, carpets are frayed and doors are broken.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Figuring out how you feel about flaking — whether you’re thinking about flaking or if you’re the person being flaked on — is hardly trivial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Ifemelu imagined some bursting and oozing, others flaking.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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