dense

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In this case, the textures appeared to preserve a dense layer of microbial life that existed more than 180 million years ago during the Early Jurassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers spend "days, weeks, in some cases months" in the dense forestry of North America, says Lewis, "with many spurred on by childhood encounters or brought into the pursuit by someone close to them".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

At a viewpoint overlooking Chiang Mai, the city skyline was almost entirely obscured, with only faint outlines of hills visible through a dense grey haze and a dim orange sun hanging in the sky.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In theory, transportation systems could connect buildings—and even clusters of buildings—moving people sideways and up-and-down through large complexes, campuses or dense urban districts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He even nailed some pretty dense math problems like, “Find the least common multiple of six, eight, and sixteen.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein