ridge
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The samples also contained gold-to-copper ratios well above those measured in fertile mantle and primitive mid-ocean ridge basalts.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Workspaces built under the ridge of the mountain, which would offer maximum protection, could be as big as 6,200 square yards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Cold noodles need a dressing with enough substance to coat every curve and ridge, but enough brightness to keep the bowl from feeling stodgy after a few hours in the fridge.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the San Gabriel Mountains, a blue wind phone stands on a foggy forest ridge near a roadside turnout in Wrightwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
High up on the ridge, at the summit of the mountain, the tops of the giant sequoias were on fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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
Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
On our right rose the low sandy hills of the dune country, soldiers silhouetted on the ridges.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
"Some look like bumped, ridged shields, others look like flat shovels," he said.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
It’s white and ridged on one side, shiny and pearly pink on the other.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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As high pressure, or ridging, builds later this week, the inversion is expected to be squashed down, making the marine layer shallower.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
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
Then slice one cucumber, after peeling and ridging the sides, season with salt and pepper, and lay in vinegar for a moment.
From Cookery for Little Girls by Olive Hyde Foster
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