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layer

[ley-er] / ˈleɪ ər /


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It currently makes more than 500 layer cakes a day and sells around 300,000 mini-Bundt cakes a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The same rider networks that built China’s food-delivery boom are being repurposed into something much bigger: the infrastructure layer for urban retail.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Spread a thin layer of ground chicken directly onto a tortilla, press it down, and cook it chicken-side down in a hot pan.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The flysheet - that extra plastic layer that goes over the top to keep insects out - is not really necessary at a festival, so remove that to reduce heat getting trapped.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At the bottom of the floor was a thin layer of water.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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