layer
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“With global commodity trade already facing notable logistical snares due to the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a resumption in Houthi attacks in the Red Sea would add yet another layer of complexity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Few public figures generate stronger reactions in New York, and his appearance — as it usually does — adds another layer of politics, spectacle and unpredictability to an event that already feels larger than sports.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
There’s something about getting into those outfits that it just was this whole other transporting layer of becoming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
These clouds can extend beyond the troposphere, Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, and produce waves that travel upward into the stratosphere and mesosphere.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The puzzle pieces, called tectonic plates, sit on the asthenosphere, a layer of Earth that shifts and flows.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing layer
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The Mark of Athena
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