earthen
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Paul László’s “Atomville, U.S.A.,” a vision of suburbia half a century in the future, buried the family home beneath an earthen shell that doubled as a helicopter landing pad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Thoreen works with bronze, leather, and earthen materials; Aggrey specializes in precision components and mechanical elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On the riverbank, local resident Ahmad Saadoun pointed at a temporary earthen bridge that collapsed.
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
It was a poor house, windowless, with earthen floor, yet a better house than the one Ged was born in.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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