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Under this proposal, assets buried inside a 20-layer Russian nesting doll of shell companies would face a 20% tax penalty when distributed, or 1% for every layer.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

For girls, however, there is an additional complicating layer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Our study provides important, concrete predictions for this Japanese MMX mission, such as the thickness and distribution of the regolith layer and the mechanical properties of Deimos's material," explains Raducan.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“The geopolitical escalation adds a new layer of complexity heading into Jackson Hole,” said Jesper Fjarstedt, senior analyst at Danske Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Below, the tops of the clouds formed a thick layer that churned like an ocean of cake frosting.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Curry pressed a bewitching soulfulness through all those layers of spirit gum and latex.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Its uppermost layers appear to be exceptionally weak, while the moon's interior seems highly porous.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Common Ground aims to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds into work but she says one of the layers creating a barrier to them is accent.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Other layers, however, may have been added along the north-eastern Adriatic coast, close to where the wreck was ultimately found.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Except for his tattered clothes and a few layers of dirt and grime, he looked as if he’d never fallen into Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

In those earliest works using magazine transfers, Cowin layered disjunctive images, visually uniting realities that can’t easily be reconciled emotionally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Available starting at 8 p.m., the menu begins with a pillowy confection that straddles the line between sweet and savory: a Japanese milk-bread sandwich layered with duck liver, raspberry, blackberry and whipped cream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

A few of the obstacles layered in — Ed’s struggle to write and some show-night personality conflicts — feel a tad obligatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

The picture showed a hand reaching from layered shadows.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Challenged with creating movements that speak to character and story, layering a bold, physical narrative over a written one, this season’s Emmy-nominated choreographers made mesmerizing scenes come to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

“We treat developers like public services instead of businesses, layering on expectation after expectation,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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

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

He was sobbing, talking so fast his words were layering on top of each other.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi