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[in-er] / ˈɪn ər /




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The process often begins inside the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Another $2,000 is listed for Cornerstone Schools that year “to assist the inner city schools in Uganda,” which is what Cornerstone Schools does in Detroit and Cornerstone Development does not do in Uganda’s inner-city schools.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

His bombed-out inner life matches his description of Rotterdam so closely that it can’t help but seem like a projection.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“I’m going to fill the bottom of an aquarium with, like, two inches of flour for the moon’s inner crust.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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