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indent

[in-dent, in-dent, in-dent] / ɪnˈdɛnt, ˈɪn dɛnt, ɪnˈdɛnt /


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Even very large events, such as Covid or the collapse of Soviet industry, at most leave a noticeable indent only on the varying annual rate of emissions increase, not overall atmospheric CO2.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025

Gaby said her scars were bigger than she expected, with one on her leg from a skin graft and an indent on her face from the tumour, but she found them "quite cool now".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

In most word processing programs, you can create this formatting by highlighting the citation and annotation paragraphs and then creating a hanging indent.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

At the first checkpoint, each indent was given a thorough scan with a brand-new Metadetector to make sure they weren’t hiding any electronic devices on or in their persons.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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