tarry
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In the western province of Alberta, where many ferocious wildfires burned, huge deposits of thick crude oil, mixed with tarry sand, sit beneath the forest and near the snaking Athabasca River.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Thick mats of tarry petroleum asphalt cover portions of sandbars.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Federal Reserve to tame inflation are driving down U.S. economic activity while China continues to tarry in returning to pre-pandemic levels, said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital LLC.
From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023
As the big cat pounces, its quarry bolts forward into a tarry pool.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2023
She wished to tarry yet a little longer, that God might speak to her.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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