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layer

[ley-er] / ˈleɪ ər /


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He is an amalgamation of several people the real Bourdain encountered in kitchens with an added layer of soulfulness that Banderas fully embodies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Instead of relying only on the traditional protective chromium oxide layer, SS-H2 develops another protective layer on top of it.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

The phenomenon will present scientists with a rare opportunity to study the Sun's atmosphere and its outermost layer, as they seek to uncover secrets about solar winds and our star's magnetic field.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Classifiers are already widely used by closed-weight AI companies because they provide a layer of defense independent from the operating model.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The echoing emptiness of that old house left a gloom on me, like a layer of dust.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

And then watching that kind of crumble, those layers are peeled apart based off of what happens to her and what she sees happen to her friends.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Together, the two layers allow the steel to resist corrosion in chloride containing environments at potentials reaching 1700 mV.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

These three overlapping layers are responsible for higher rates and not just in the U.S. but everywhere.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

But as the popularity of the vehicles has grown, brokers have created SPVs that invest in other SPVs, creating multiple layers and making it hard to track who actually owns what.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

It had been many months since the first time she and the children had ventured to the attic and discovered the ominous landscape that had been painted there, then hidden beneath layers of wallpaper.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

I studied the pastries while pretending not to listen: tea-infused buns knotted with candied citrus, laminated pastry layered with spiced cream cheese, craggy oat muffins dotted with boysenberry preserves.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

That possibility offers a more layered picture of prehistoric cave art.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Part of the problem is a lack of layered characters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

But the defenders have become better at holding their ground and hunting down infiltrators, as well as at defending against Russian midrange drones with a layered system of detection, electronic interference and small interceptor drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

To my left, thick roots were layered on top of one another, going up and back like stadium seating, which, I realized while looking around, was exactly what it was.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

To demonstrate, Weger starts layering a mannequin in her bedroom, picking from racks of clothes, handbags, color-coordinated shoes and jewelry nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The horizontal layering allows some seismic waves to travel long distances, while the vertical intrusions appear to disrupt and weaken others.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

He changed it by creating a textured surface with color variations and what might be viewed as imperfections, and by layering three flags, in diminishing sizes, atop one another, that advance—or recede.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

From the scaffolding, restorers have been meticulously filling in damaged portions of the frescoes and conservatively layering paint over bare sections with delicate brushes, their hands protected by gloves.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

I turn my laptop to shield my face that’s exploding in unnamed emotions, each one rearing itself and layering on top of the others before I can express it.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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