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cube

[kyoob] / kjub /
NOUN
six-sided solid
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He was also known for his metal cube sculptures, which have been called quilt-like.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ground yourself - use strong sensory experiences such as holding an ice cube or tasting something sour or spicy.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Last month, it introduced a range of colorful cases for its two-inch gray cube, priced at $39 each.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

About the size of a cookie, each array contains eight quartz corner cube prisms mounted inside a dome shaped aluminum frame.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

It was like a Rubik’s cube, where everything seems like a total jumble until all the pieces slide into place at once.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

Alice Woelfle, 43, a journalist in Mar Vista, said she put ice cubes in her dog Olive’s water bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The researchers examined two surviving cubes of natural uranium that had been used in the German nuclear project.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A clear miso broth with beautiful soft cubes of tofu doesn’t need caramelization.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sections of the turf were preserved, with pieces measuring 7x7cm then being placed in glass cubes.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Shelves and pedestals are everywhere, displaying glass jars inside which are power-ups of all kinds—scarlet gems and white marbles, rainbow-hued balls of fuzz and blue-striped cubes, black-and-white-checkered spheres, and clear, soap-like bubbles.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"It's very sandy ground, access, 7,000 metre cubed of material in there approximately, but that's not when you've dug the hole - when you dig the hole and refill it, you could double that."

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

Renderings of the structure, which is situated in Symphony Park, show a cubed modernist building with a large awning that stretches over a bustling entry plaza to provide shade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Elote-Style Loaded Fries with Chicken: Crisp fries piled high with sweet corn, a drizzle of mayo, cotija cheese, cubed grilled chicken, pickled red onion and fresh cilantro.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025

"One microgram per meter cubed might sound fairly small, but we have to think about how people are exposed to wildfire smoke," Casey said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

The guidance counselor increased the frequency of the boy’s tutoring sessions to three times a week, which, mathematically speaking, cubed the boy’s anger.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Though the achievements have been notable, Schwan Park said speed cubing has helped his son learn to socialize, make friends and expand his horizons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

“The deeper I go into the realm of cubing technique, the more I find interest in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible there,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

Peeling potatoes, cubing stale bread for stuffing, rolling out pie dough, folding buttery biscuit dough over itself once, twice, three times for pillowy rolls.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2021

The volume of a cube is calculated by cubing the edge length.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Superficial measures are derived by squaring those of length; and measures of capacity by cubing them.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone


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