sand
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Outside, tables spilled across a terrace and onto the sand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Where possible, opt to walk on uneven surfaces, such as grass, sand or gravel, instead of pavement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sea, sand, spiked skyline, and mountains meet in one widescreen.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
So far, he has recovered just one bottle, but believes many more remain buried beneath the sand surrounding the wreck and he already has plans to recover more when conditions allow.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
We run through the day along the edge of the beach, running on the ice itself because the wind has blown all the snow off the beach sand.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Plenty have adopted a new mind-set, holding society's goals more loosely, and learning to thrive on shifting sands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Activity was up strongly in the oil sands sector of Western Canada following longer-than-anticipated unscheduled maintenance that had tempered growth through the first three months of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Australian miner Iluka Resources is also building a refinery in the country that will initially process stockpiled material from its mineral sands operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The volcanic texture turned into soft sands and sifted away, revealing a smooth oval egg.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
The edges and angles have been sanded down and polished; tonally, it resembles “Northern Exposure” more than the show it’s adapting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
That appeal could strengthen if Texas embeds tax restrictions in its constitution and guarantees that corporate investments won’t be sanded down by policy changes years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Its throwing arm, currently at 12 o’clock, weighs 360 pounds and is not hewn or sanded; knots are visible in the wood.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Inside, floors had been sanded and the master bath retiled in beige limestone.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
It added the review should "specifically consider the competencies relating to making emergency calls and the use of emergency sanding systems".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The pad of my left foot felt as if I’d stepped on a sanding belt.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
The top of the dresser needed serious rehab: scrubbing, sanding and repainting to create a shiny finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
And they have assisted 3M in coming up with a sanding disc that optimizes dust collection and grinding performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
I soap myself, use the scrub brush and the piece of pumice for sanding off dead skin.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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