sand
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The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
High-powered CEOs are fretting about the energy shock from the Iran conflict but investors seem to have their heads in the sand.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He backed that with a strong shot from the sand to 12 feet and with two putts for the title, took both of them.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Upper rows sagged where damaged ones had lost their sand but the bluff was more intact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Ahead of them was a stretch of sand and a great rising of rocks.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing sand
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