shelf
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At this sea level "sweet spot," low-oxygen waters overlapped with organic-rich continental shelf sediments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
In 2024 a company survey of 20,000 users indicated that 94% of them put products back on the shelf when the app showed a red rating.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Usually, by holding off upgrades until then, you get a new device with a longer shelf life or, at the very least, the price drops on last year’s models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
A shelf says: I buy my tuna packed in olive oil, not water, and I know what to do with preserved lemons.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
She opened the refrigerator, a gallery of fruits and vegetables and cheeses and yogurts, with a whole shelf full of drinks.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
“I talked to a guy in the produce department who said customers are starting to ask him about it, and lettuce products in particular are staying on shelves longer than usual.”
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The empty shelves are the latest stumble as Nike is attempting a turnaround under Chief Executive Elliott Hill, who rejoined the company nearly two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
These shelves trapped phosphate in coastal sediments, leaving less of the nutrient available in the open ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The decision shelves, possibly for months, a process UC said would be a careful, evidence-driven review that was praised by UC President James B. Milliken as “comprehensive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now the shelves were full, and people had come to help distribute things.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
