rim
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He emerged as a strong rebounder and rim protector, but the Jazz, still in rebuilding mode, never challenged for a playoff spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
The march had been pushed to the capital's southeast rim under a last-minute order by authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Eventually, the robot gripped the glass by the rim, maneuvered it into place and threw its hands in the air in triumph.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
From Curiosity's position, the panorama looks downhill toward the crater floor, while the distant rim of Gale Crater is only faintly visible along the horizon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Aunt Maud’s black-gloved hand clutched the coffin rim and she shook her veils at the corpse.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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A Baroque-like wheel fusing geometry, monsters and movement, it suggests a supernatural take on contemporary spinning rims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The arms are forged from motorbike springs and gears, its shoulders are curve from car rims, the spine is moulded from a fuel tank and its knees are pieced together with chains and suspension parts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
Tyres will retain 18-inch wheel rims, but the tyres themselves will be narrower, by 25mm at the front and 30mm at the rear.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Now that I’m close enough to him, I can take in the details of the chair’s solid gold rims and customized engraved leather.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
I like her rimmed bowl for breakfast or a light lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
The coolness Mark had felt upon waking up seemed like a joke now—he was already sweating from the steadily rising temperature as the brutal sun rimmed the sparse tree line of the mountain peaks above.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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Beyond the museum, the grassy hills rimming the building will also be expanded and extended because Angelenos—children and adults—have a beloved tradition of rolling down them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The Lakers stopped Buddy Hield on a baseline trap in the final seconds Thursday, his shot rimming out as Anthony Davis grabbed the rebound to earn the team a 112-111 win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
Beside her, Ryder, gray hairs rimming his eyes, cropped grass on the lawn of his new home, untethered and, without a fence around him, free.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
“You can create a toned-down version of the look by just rimming your eyes with liner,” Ms. Rinaldi said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
Uhmma does not sleep, circles of worry rimming her eyes.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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