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gley

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Definition of gley

as in mud

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In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.

— Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
After months of further reporting, handwringing, mud-slinging and general messiness, the NBA dropped the hammer yesterday.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mud

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Featuring warm neutrals, earthy tones, muted pinks, clay hues, and airy blues, the palette includes shades inspired by nature—from sandy beaches to golden autumn leaves.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Conventional production involves heating limestone, clay and other materials to temperatures up to 2,552 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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This was a real life, post-WWII intelligence operation that relocated over 1,500 German engineers, scientists, and technicians — some confirmed to have been Nazis — in order to utilize their skills in and on behalf of American soil.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Farming perennials is less disruptive to that carbon-capturing soil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of soil

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The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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Lunches can be taken at Da Gioia’s tiny stretch of smooth pebble beach (the rocky Amalfi’s coast version of white sand) at Marina Piccola, with space enough for 42 sun loungers at low tide and a private rentable section for 6-8 more.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
After much frustration from all parties, a line was drawn in the sand.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sand

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In the middle of the BioCharger, within the geometric, connected plates of glass, is a Tesla coil, which ionizes the surrounding 12 glass tubes that hold six noble gases, the gases in the earth’s atmosphere.

— Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
His first responded to Trump’s April 2025 imposition of a 145 percent tariff on imports from China; Beijing then halted global exports of rare-earth permanent magnets, another essential input for car seats, windshield wipers, motors, and cameras.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of earth

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Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Given time enough, gravity will return those rocks to their long sleep in the loam.

— Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of loam

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While dating the large paintings is difficult, the researchers found that a number of images of Rainbow Serpents were rendered on top of older paintings in white pipe clay (kaolin).

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s also made with kaolin clay, which will absorb excess oil to help prevent future breakouts.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026

Definition of kaolin

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