ridge
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Carn said a dramatic escalation appears unlikely because the eruption is associated with a volcanic ridge near the intersection of a transform fault and a back arc spreading center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cold noodles need a dressing with enough substance to coat every curve and ridge, but enough brightness to keep the bowl from feeling stodgy after a few hours in the fridge.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
At least four Israeli soldiers were killed during last week’s advance on Ali al-Taher ridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The heat wave stems from “a really strong ridge of high pressure,” Ciliberti said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Helpless, I watch as she steps off the ridge, then twists.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The facade has vertical ridges running down the side, which Diamond said was inspired by the ribs of Saguaro cactuses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"It looked absolutely disgusting, like Sellotape with like little ridges in it," said the 42-year-old from Cardiff.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
After every wet crossing, I would shake like a dog and wring out my clothes as best I could so they dried in ridges white with salt.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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For about $70, a plastic surgeon injected the ridged cartilage of her ears with a hyaluronic-acid filler that caused her ears to perk up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The curly, ridged shape is perfect for holding onto the thick cheese sauce.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
Some placentas have evolved to be disklike, some are leaf-shaped, some ring-shaped, heart-shaped; some are ridged, branched, labyrinthine, or weblike.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
Cells grew and proliferated on both flat and ridged films.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
I have ridged, reddish-gray bark; leathery leaves with pointed lobes; stubborn, searching roots; and, if I do say so myself, the best fall color on the street.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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This upper-level ridging compressed the marine inversion, confining the marine layer clouds and fog to the immediate coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Applying a clustering technique to the 124 largest outbreaks, he found four patterns — and in all, there was mid-tropospheric high-pressure ridging centered over different portions of western North America.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
The new study doesn’t delve into why atmospheric ridging is happening more often, but some research suggests climate change is part of the reason.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2022
The frequency of these ridging patterns has increased significantly since 2000, according to the new research.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
He relies upon ridging, and the proper disposition of open furrows, in the old Greek way.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various
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