rim
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The march had been pushed to the capital's southeast rim under a last-minute order by authorities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
These samples come from several distinct environments, including the crater floor, a fan-shaped deposit left by an ancient river, and the crater rim.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Eventually, the robot gripped the glass by the rim, maneuvered it into place and threw its hands in the air in triumph.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a line of glue very neatly all round the inside rim of the hat.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
Tyres will retain 18-inch wheel rims, but the tyres themselves will be narrower, by 25mm at the front and 30mm at the rear.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Four times a year, America’s publicly traded companies line up for a dunk contest on lowered rims called earnings season.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had processed scrap metal in Watts since 1949, shredding and baling aluminum cans, steel rims and copper wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
One fat white cloud he helped clear to the mountain rims and pressed it firmly over, out of sight.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
Bright orange light rimmed the windows of the rear cockpit.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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Beyond the museum, the grassy hills rimming the building will also be expanded and extended because Angelenos—children and adults—have a beloved tradition of rolling down them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The Pelicans tied it emphatically, on a Williamson lob dunk, after another in a stretch of broken possessions ended with Reaves rimming out a 35-footer with the Lakers deep into the shot clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
We were alone but for several thousand flamingos rimming the edge of a quarter of the deep lake in a pink arc.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Beside her, Ryder, gray hairs rimming his eyes, cropped grass on the lawn of his new home, untethered and, without a fence around him, free.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
He’s mainly bald, with a half circle of gray hair rimming his head and long white whiskers that poke out from different parts of his cheeks.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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