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cube

[kyoob] / kjub /
NOUN
six-sided solid
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"But in its simplest form, what we see right now is that we took an ice cube out of the fridge and it's just melting in front of our eyes."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

About the size of a cookie, each array contains eight quartz corner cube prisms mounted inside a dome shaped aluminum frame.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

The new process helps the cube rotate more smoothly—and keeps the price under $10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Each item -- described online as a "sculpture" -- is sealed inside a tiny plastic cube to avoid leaking or smells.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then he grabbed an ice cube from the cooler, balanced it on his head, and stuck his cap back on.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Sections of the turf were preserved, with pieces measuring 7x7cm then being placed in glass cubes.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

At a Hilton Hotel bar near Tokyo, bartender Shingo Miyachi prepares a negroni with one of Kuramoto Ice's big, clear cubes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

"Liquid water is denser than ice, which makes ice cubes float. Jon's finding means that diamond would float in liquid carbon at high pressures."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Toss 2 cups of small sourdough cubes with 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 tablespoon sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom and a pinch of kosher salt.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Laleh always took her tea with three cubes of sugar and one cube of ice, and she always clanged the teaspoon against the sides of her glass teacup as she stirred.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Renderings of the structure, which is situated in Symphony Park, show a cubed modernist building with a large awning that stretches over a bustling entry plaza to provide shade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Or, for weeknight ease, think fast, cooked proteins you can scatter on top: shredded rotisserie chicken, cubed steak, smoky black beans, crispy glazed tofu, shredded carnitas or gyro slices.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025

"One microgram per meter cubed might sound fairly small, but we have to think about how people are exposed to wildfire smoke," Casey said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

In panel systems, relatively short pieces of straw are packed together at just the right density, about 110 kg per metre cubed, so that the volume of air inside creates an insulating effect.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

The women cut up chickens, peeled plantains, cubed potatoes, made sofrito, washed dishes, brewed coffee, and tended babies.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

If meat needs cubing, shredding or portioning, now is the moment.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025

“The speed cubing community has saved our lives — it literally saved Max’s life and our lives.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

“The deeper I go into the realm of cubing technique, the more I find interest in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible there,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

The volume of a cube is calculated by cubing the edge length.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Superficial measures are derived by squaring those of length; and measures of capacity by cubing them.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone




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