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blacklands

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plural of blackland

as in gleys

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This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
This year’s palette features a range of earthy tones, warm neutrals, clays, soft blues, and moodier hues, which can be mixed and matched and paired in any combination that appeals to you and your space.

— Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clays

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Unlike many Cajun restaurants with good platters but weak gumbos and sides, Cocodrie’s excels at everything.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, this thickening agent is put to good use in dishes like gumbos, stews, and curries.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of gumbos

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Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of muck

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So companies import the heavy mineral sands; separate out various profitable concentrates, including the monazite mineral concentrate; and then process the monazite concentrate to recover the rare-earths.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
As with their other current CBS hit Elsbeth — and unlike their more creatively unconventional streaming shows The Good Fight and Evil — Cupertino sands down some of the Kings’ jagged edges, aiming for something cuter.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

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