crescent-shaped
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In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bothwell recommends standing near a tree as the eclipse can create dozens of crescent-shaped images on the ground as light shines through the gaps between the leaves — an effect similar to...
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
The piston faces have small, crescent-shaped reliefs into which the valves extend near the top dead center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
He came home with a crescent-shaped scar on his temple, seriously weakened vision in his left eye, and a suspicion of his own cowardice from which he could never recover.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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