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Israel has been intensifying strikes in the southern Nabatieh area after saying on Thursday that it had seized the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge from Hezbollah, a claim the Iran-backed group has not commented on.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Wednesday is forecast to be more settled with another brief ridge of high pressure but it will be cooler.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

A ridge of high pressure over the desert Southwest is driving this latest wave of hot weather, with the most extreme temperatures expected along the Nevada, Arizona and southeastern California borders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Luffy beetles have the dorsal ridge teeth found in this lineage, but their labrum is not completely sclerotized.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Then there was a spot where the ridge dropped off into Rooster Hollow, where Uncle Alf Dee lived.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

That low angle means crater rims, mountains, ridges, and even small surface bumps can block sunlight from reaching lower terrain.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The facade has vertical ridges running down the side, which Diamond said was inspired by the ribs of Saguaro cactuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

"It looked absolutely disgusting, like Sellotape with like little ridges in it," said the 42-year-old from Cardiff.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

There had been a grass fire not long before, so all the vegetation of the more open ridges and peaks had burned away.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

I chose two: one ridged and heavy, its skin receding from burgundy into a deep, almost plum color; the other a cheerful red beefsteak.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

For about $70, a plastic surgeon injected the ridged cartilage of her ears with a hyaluronic-acid filler that caused her ears to perk up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Some placentas have evolved to be disklike, some are leaf-shaped, some ring-shaped, heart-shaped; some are ridged, branched, labyrinthine, or weblike.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024

The sponge pulls this off via its spiral, ridged outer surface that functions like a spiral staircase.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

Short, chunky, muscular, the heir to Bear Island had big thighs, big breasts, and big hands ridged with callus.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Applying a clustering technique to the 124 largest outbreaks, he found four patterns — and in all, there was mid-tropospheric high-pressure ridging centered over different portions of western North America.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

The new study doesn’t delve into why atmospheric ridging is happening more often, but some research suggests climate change is part of the reason.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2022

The frequency of these ridging patterns has increased significantly since 2000, according to the new research.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

The current configuration of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific can promote high-pressure ridging that diverts the storm track.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

I cultivate my orchard to corn as long as I can without injuring the trees, and use a plow; avoid ridging too much.

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