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Coarser material settles first and forms the lower portion of a layer, while finer sediment gradually settles above it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Female socialization adds another layer, teaching us that putting basic human needs last means you’re doing a good job.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The sprawling motor court and covered parking areas provide enough room for numerous vehicles, while a circular driveway adds another layer of privacy and convenience.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The oversight board at Paramount adds a new layer of uncertainty as to how the two news divisions will operate in the merged company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Not only did he seem to be able to grow facial hair overnight, but a generous layer of black hair covered his arms and legs.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

There are also significant levels of private borrowing, including layers of leverage, with investors, funds and underlying businesses all borrowing at the same time against the same underlying cash flows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

In a reel posted to Instagram, The Emmy-winning actor, 54, showed off her fresh do, with a blond blowout and layers that framed her smiling face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

And, after digging through layers of internet ugliness, I found the last thing I expected: a reason to believe we might just make it out of our current mess.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It was so cold they wore layers of fleece shirts under their parkas.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Scanlon would have everything from thin, shiny shellac to sturdier "Builder In A Bottle" gel manicures layered onto her nails every other week without fail.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Duo’s display structure requires a sandwich-like structure of carbon-based films layered with electrodes, high-strength glass, specialized adhesives and a titanium support plate, all of which make it substantially more expensive than pervious models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

In short, this collection is many layered, like Mr. Sachs himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

I’ve known her since middle school, when I bumped into her at the bathroom mirror while she layered on eyeliner.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Ms. Lee almost never uses figurative language—similes, metaphors, symbolism or anything that gives prose layering and subtext.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In social-media posts sponsored by Dove, people are layering its fragrant body washes, bar soaps and scrubs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

"At the Japan Trench, the geologic layering basically predetermines where the fault will form," said study co-author Patrick Fulton, an associate professor in Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

By layering and connecting billions of neurons, you get a brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman