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earthen

[ur-thuhn] / ˈɜr θən /


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Thoreen works with bronze, leather, and earthen materials; Aggrey specializes in precision components and mechanical elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

On the riverbank, local resident Ahmad Saadoun pointed at a temporary earthen bridge that collapsed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Using a rich, bold palette, he depicted Islamic astronomers, philosophers, and desert wanderers with the same kinetic lines that defined his Indian art, but in warmer, earthen ochres reflecting the Gulf's landscape.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025

They were reinforced with sandbags, with sheets of corrugated iron, with wooden frames supporting the raised earthen parapets that protected the soldiers from enemy fire.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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