thick
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Footage circulated by local media showed a thick column of black smoke rising from the city center.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
This combination produced dense, thick fabrics that naturally curl into three-dimensional forms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Forest Service said in an update that evening: “Steep terrain and thick fuels remain the primary driver of fire behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s the same pattern I found this summer in Taiwan’s temples, thick with incense and unbothered worshippers, versus the mainland faith largely dismantled in the Cultural Revolution and revived only under the party’s careful management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He had a great reach to his front legs and a thick mane and straight back.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The BSA wrote that "traditional aquatic headwear", like swimming caps, "doesn't cater to children with longer, thicker afro hair, nor does it cater to traditionally Black hairstyles including braids, dreadlocks and twists with extensions".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The results point to additional complexity in thicker forms of the material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The AI was much thicker in subject areas like crypto, leadership and the winner, data analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Her eyebrows had been shaved and penciled in, one thicker than the other.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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In his 30 years at Nike, Bignell has helped lead the development of some of the sneaker giant’s most cutting-edge running shoes, including the Vomero Premium, which features one of the market’s thickest, most-cushioned soles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The haze surrounding the planet appears to be the thickest ever detected on a world, making it extremely difficult to identify the chemical makeup of its atmosphere or trace its origins.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
It’s almost as if the Reds were intimidated even before the game began, as the Dodgers buried them in their thickest pregame brine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
Next, add thickest pieces of seafood, saving shrimp for last as they need the least amount of cook time.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025
I would bend my foot up and bite a small opening in the thickest part of the skin, on the bottom, along the outside edge.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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