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[web] / wɛb /


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Navigating the web of nearby structures, like active rail lines and historic bridges, is part of what makes the construction so complex, Metro says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Because action enters a web of other lives, its consequences are unpredictable and irreversible.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

This primary production supports a wider food web that includes fish, crustaceans and seals.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

"We are already observing individuals exploiting the new Google Earth web tool to make military positions, relabel buildings as schools, and experiment with manipulating the information environment," the group wrote on X.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

She grabbed something invisible in the air and her body bopped up and down on a web.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Peter’s only physical connection to humanity is via webs and fists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The decline also threatens organisms across aquatic food webs, from microscopic life to fish and sharks.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

One study found they can slow the growth of a microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton, the base of several aquatic food webs.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Alongside covering roads in huge nets to stop drone attacks, both Russia and Ukraine have fired thousands of tethered fibre-optic attack drones -- with the webs of discarded cables stretching for dozens of kilometres.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

It was spinning out of the thunderclouds like gray spider webs and tangling against the foothills of the mountain.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

The revolution will not be televised, but it might have webbed feet and bulging eyes.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

Sindle, less than 5 feet tall with curly blond hair, was born with a birth defect, toes that were partly fused together, giving her feet a webbed appearance.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

Back in the forest, a Wallace’s flying frog sprang from a tree—its spindly legs and webbed toes spread-eagle—seeming more bat than amphibian.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

Their feet are adapted for powerful swimming, with every toe webbed.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

She’s dressed like her Warcross avatar—in a limited edition suit and webbed glitter cape—and dancing with a bunch of businessmen in bright pink suits.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The local authority advised people not to be concerned about the "harmless" white webbing seen in trees in Belle Isle Park, Exeter, caused by an infestation of caterpillars.

From BBC May 13, 2026

In the next at-bat, they took their first lead when a two-hopper from Gavin Lux went through — literally — the webbing of the glove of Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

Yamamoto will wear a custom-made glove featuring the Japanese flag on the outside of the webbing.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2024

Many spiders use their webbing to create balloons or parachutes that allow them to float away — sometimes traveling many miles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

To hold the webbing of the world in her hands, and to use it.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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