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The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

That’s just a sliver of the $655 million total pot for the competing national teams, depending on performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The brainstem occupies only a sliver of the brain, yet it keeps people alive.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The Dardanelles—the sliver of sea that splits Turkey between Europe and Asia—is providing Iran with a model for Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Mom pockets the cash again, looking abashed at Andre’s rejection, and I foolishly feel a sliver of hope that she’s beginning to understand our situation.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Thin-sliced celery or carrots, fennel shaved translucent, a few slivers of red onion or scallions, even cucumbers if you’re craving something clean and cold.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

Published as “Calder Gardens: Drawings and Texts by Jacques Herzog,” they show how he began by thinking in terms of fragments, little slivers of space in which the sculpture would act as if on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025

Screwing them into place produced razor-sharp slivers of metal, which in some cases accumulated beneath the deck in areas containing large amounts of aircraft wiring.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025

The ants typically spend their days harvesting slivers of leaves, which they use to grow expansive fungal gardens that serve as both food and shelter.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

I was closest to the window on the five-hour drive, so I could make out slivers of the passing landscape whenever the rain let up for a bit.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken