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dust

[duhst] / dʌst /


VERB
sprinkle tiny particles
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The company's first-generation model, Phantom MK-1, which I am shown, doesn't have a battery, isn't dust or waterproof and can't get back up if it falls.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Imagine if 82% of the stars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope turned out to be dust on the lens,” Mr. Newman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Those plans met fierce opposition from environmental groups and local communities concerned about climate impacts, coal dust, rail traffic and other potential downsides.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He turned the tube over his head and let the fairy dust fall over his hair.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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