sand
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Dreams of sun-soaked beaches, warm sand and sea air have been dashed, or least marred, by the wallet-busting reality of life in 2026.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
They figured 3 solid ounces per foot, but sand is a little heavy, and he’s sitting in a bathing suit.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
“I used to play even without a ball, using a bottle of Frutsi. We’d fill it with sand to give it a little bit of weight, and that served as our ball,” Luna says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
While his assistant is pouring the sand, Phineas flips his tamping iron around from the pointy end to the round end for tamping.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing sand
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