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She swam from the open sea toward shore and climbed onto the sand, where guests had been encouraged to “stay dry and cheer loud from the beach.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Materials with low thermal inertia, such as beach sand, quickly gain heat in sunlight and lose it once the Sun disappears.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

When you make things from raw materials like sand, that’s almost impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I have sand stuck between my toes. And my hair is gross.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Oil sands can take years to develop and require hefty upfront capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Unlike the scrolls from Herculaneum, those documents survived because they were buried in Egypt's dry sands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The shifting sands at Tyrella beach are home to the first CoastSnap photo spot in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The gangly motion of the camel and the constant rolling of the sands created a feeling like seasickness.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

“If I had a bit more money, I wouldn’t have gone that way, since they’re a lot of work,” she adds, noting that the stains and water damage on the wood have to be sanded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

When quizzed by the organisers, the miscreants confessed that they had sanded them into a better shape - and were duly disqualified.

From BBC ● Sep. 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

I pause on a pattern for a comfort bird—a bird figurine that’s sanded smooth to the touch and has no details.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Most praised the performances and social commentary, although some reviewers felt it wasn't as scary as earlier versions and accused it of sanding down some of the original characters' harder edges.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

That might mean, for instance, sanding, patching and repainting interior doors instead of buying new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

“Those seats need redoing, and that trim, and there’s a couple of leaks, and it needs a fair amount of sanding and varnishing.”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech