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Behind those dogs sat grills and bikes and busted washing machines, the regular detritus of life, along with car-sized mounds of one-gallon plastic water bottles.
POSTCARD FROM THERMAL: SURVIVING THE CLIMATE GAP IN EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEYBY ELIZABETH WEIL AND MAURICIO RODRÍGUEZ PONSAUGUST 17, 2021PROPUBLICA
Martin recommends gathering fallen leaves and other detritus that drop from other plants in your yard, to keep them from smothering your moss.
WHY AND HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN MOSS GARDENJOHN KENNEDYJULY 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
That detritus can become trapped within the diamonds, becoming features called inclusions.
DIAMONDS CONTAIN REMNANTS OF EARTH’S ANCIENT ATMOSPHEREMONROE HAMMONDJULY 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
He sits in a corner, surrounded by common cards and detritus.
ON THE HUNT FOR HIS NEXT SPORTS-CARD SCOREKENT BABBJULY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Some immunologists hypothesize that the vaccines might be able to eliminate any remaining virus or viral detritus.
HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT KIDS AND LONG COVIDCASSANDRA WILLYARDJULY 13, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
It’s an example of how to take an unloved and torn-up landscape, scrub the detritus of past environmental exploitation, and turn it into land that’s useful to the public.
WHY WE SHOULD BE TURNING FORMER MINES INTO TRAILSHEATHER HANSMANMAY 29, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE
Gunfire occasionally bounced off the shelf rock and detritus of the upper ridges and one morning an A-10 thundered through so low that we could almost make out the pilot in the cockpit.
SEBASTIAN JUNGER ON WALKING AMERICA’S RAILROADSSEBASTIAN JUNGERMAY 19, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE
Perhaps worst of all, the influx of nutrient-rich organic detritus can fuel the runaway growth of algae.
ONE CITY’S FIGHT TO SOLVE ITS SEWAGE PROBLEM WITH SENSORSANDREW ZALESKIAPRIL 28, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Thanks to La Manna’s recipe, the line between food on one side and detritus on the other blurred so much it started to fade.
CUT WASTE AND BOOST FLAVOR WITH SKIN-TO-SEED RECIPES THAT USE THE WHOLE VEGETABLEJOE YONANAPRIL 23, 2021WASHINGTON POST
He found spots of bright radio emission that would later be identified as distant galaxies and the detritus left behind by recent supernovas.
HOW RADIO ASTRONOMY REVEALS THE UNIVERSEEMILY LEVESQUEAPRIL 13, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINE
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WORDS RELATED TO DETRITUS

  • ashes
  • debris
  • destructions
  • detritus
  • foundations
  • relics
  • remains
  • remnants
  • residues
  • rubble
  • traces
  • vestiges
  • wreckage
  • wrecks
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