thick
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In the past, a thick marine layer helped protect runners from the sun, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
"When I looked at the factory across the street, thick black smoke was coming out. A fire broke out where the chimney was," Ulker told Anadolu news agency.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
An air ambulance crew, three fire engines and a "technical rescue unit" were sent to the scene, where National Highways said "thick fog" had been confirmed.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
You might imagine an endless expanse of towering trees, with thick canopies blocking sunlight from reaching the ground.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Father’s shoulders, arms, and chest are sharecropper thick.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The exception to this theme will be north-west Scotland, where a weak weather front will bring thicker cloud and rain for a time.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Delta showed off swank new suites with extra-long beds, thicker padding and nooks and crannies galore just this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
They successfully demonstrated optical switching in a substantially thicker magnetic structure containing nine alternating layers of platinum and cobalt.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
So if you have a thicker duvet, now is the time to bring it out.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The air got thicker and stank of sewage.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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The workers dart through the maze of passages and pipework but there isn't time to reach a shelter - one of the plant's thickest walls will have to do for cover.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Its rostrum measures approximately 10 centimeters long but reaches an extraordinary 6 centimeters in width, making it the thickest known example of its kind.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
If any player proved he was in shape, it was San Pedro punt returner Chazz Fugatti, who returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown and easily ran through the thickest part of the grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
In the summer they preferred the thickest forests, where they could frolic as they wished as soon as they got away from hikers and boy scouts.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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