sands

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Analyst Matthew Hope stays cautious about A$417 million of net debt in the mineral sands business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The car, known as Babs, set a world record on the sands of Pendine 100 years ago with Welsh racing driver JG Parry-Thomas behind the wheel.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The boy’s first real lesson in the shifting sands comes when, at dinner, he remarks that the war will soon be over, intending it as good news — Dad could come home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Millions of acres of forests were sprayed instead of thou sands as before, in an effort to save the balsams, which are the mainstay of the pulp and paper industry.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson