plate
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Engineers said they were able to debunk some "myths", including that bullets can ricochet off the curve in the ballistic plate.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The judgment of a plate umpire is based on his credibility and consistency,” retired MLB umpire Jim Evans said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
You may think “$60 million” when he comes to the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Did thinking about all the things on my plate cause my heartbeat to rise?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Mama set a plate in the rack to be dried, and then she just stood there.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Removing stagnant water, such as by emptying flowerpot plates, overturning unused pails and breaking up hardened soil, can help break the dengue transmission cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The MoD added: "We are also developing the next generation of body armour through our Complex Geometry Body Armour Programme, which will enable the procurement of curved body armour plates."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"The plates are flat, it doesn't fit, it is not flexible - fit isn't about vanity, it's about safety."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Po and So waves travel through oceanic plates rather than moving only through the surrounding mantle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
“He can’t steal off our plates like some sort of criminal.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Shohei Ohtani plated a run on a force-out, Mookie Betts drove in Kim on a sacrifice fly to tie the score and Freddie Freeman bounced a double off the right-field wall to drive in Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
The team believes this new classification could reshape how scientists understand the evolutionary history and global distribution of plated dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
It is plated with 99.9% pure platinum and is marketed as “invite-only,” though anyone can request access on Robinhood’s website.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
It had the right type of rock, a heap leach pad and solvent-extraction electrowinning plant, where the copper dripping in solution from the ore is plated on cathodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
This kid from my school named Eddy Strap and his parents delicately ate some of the mini-quiches that were plated perfectly next to the mint juice.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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Each of the first seven hitters in the lineup recorded an RBI, with Hernández and Max Muncy plating runs in the fifth before Mookie Betts and Freeman hit back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2025
Instead of plating a large piece of chicken with sweet potatoes and rice on the side, transform those same ingredients into a sweet potato risotto with chicken.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
The chemical, a white crystal-like solid with a faint almond odour, is used in industry for metal cleaning, plating and extraction, and photography.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024
The tank holds hexavalent chromium, a reddish-brown solution widely used in plating that has been shown to cause lung cancer in humans if inhaled.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
She finished plating the slice of pie before she left the counter.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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