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But planes and helicopters needed to evacuate became stuck in the desert sand and needed to be destroyed while special forces awaited a backup rescue crew.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Significantly, the Sphinx is moldering half buried in sand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The compound, made from one silicon atom and two oxygen atoms, occurs in pure form in materials such as sand and is also a major component of volcanic rocks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

"The surf took the beach we planned this on, and we cannot put tens of thousands of festival-goers on that sand until it's safe," said Mayor Caroline Torosis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

I take Ikaika and Pua down to a little beach where we can sit on the soft sand.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs etched into the desert sands that date back to between 500 BC and 500 AD.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 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

Markets are already expecting some asset sales, like borates and mineral sands, as well as some infrastructure deals, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

All his life, time had been passing in the only way he knew time to pass: unrushed and unrushable, as sands running through an hourglass grain by grain.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The trio sanded the edges of Colleton’s original whimsy, borrowed some of the moderation discipline from the tables and gave the project a name: American Dialogues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

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

After we sanded, sprayed on the white primer coat, and let it dry, the morning had passed without us noticing.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

The pad of my left foot felt as if I’d stepped on a sanding belt.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 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

Made with real Muscat grape juice, these gummies feature a jelly-like center and are coated in a decent amount of sour sanding.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2025

Wednesday's report revealed the driver was supposed to check the sanding system, but was unable to do so because the train was parked next to a platform.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025

My understanding was that it completed a person, sanding down the rough provincial edges and transforming you into a citizen of the world.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris