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Those opposed to the attraction argued that in order to build the platforms needed to access the zipline, the rock on top of Sugarloaf Mountain would have to be excavated.

From BBC

The spaceship sits on top of NASA’s roughly 320-foot-tall SLS rocket External link.

From Barron's

"With standard 2D MXenes, the flakes lay flat on top of each other, which creates a confined-space and a difficult path for ions or molecules to navigate and move between the layers," said Teng Zhang, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering and co-author of the study.

From Science Daily

The minimum wage increases are on top of a 6.7% rise for over-21s and a 16.3% rise for 18 to 20-year-olds respectively last year, when there was also a rise in employers' National Insurance contributions.

From BBC

"Today's decision gives thousands of people in that situation an extra layer of protection, on top of the medicines they are already taking."

From BBC