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plate

[pleyt] / pleɪt /




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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

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

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

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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