dusty
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The Marana landfill is likely a preview of the future of operating machinery in dusty and hazardous conditions, reports Bob Tita.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
At the time, resale brought to mind old, dusty clothes in the back of a closet and rummaging through thrift store racks just to put on someone else’s shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It is still orbiting within its young star's dusty disk, giving scientists a rare opportunity to study planet formation while it is still happening.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
When this dry, dusty layer of air is directed across the Atlantic, it prevents storms from growing.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Without people or laughter or learning, the domed building was just a fancy tomb filled with dry and dusty books.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
The other issue here is Verstappen was ahead at the apex, slightly, only because he had braked later than Norris, despite being on the dustier inside line where there would be less grip.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
As California’s largest lake has continued to evaporate, it’s become saltier and dustier, causing breathing problems for locals like Clark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
If that conclusion is confirmed, it suggests the early universe was much dustier than previously thought.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
The A clump is bluer, mostly free of dust and bursting with baby stars, whereas B is redder, dustier and comparatively lacking in new stars.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023
Genie and Ernie stood frozen like two statues, one dustier than the other.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Astronomers posit that the most massive aging stars also might be the dustiest.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025
Another Grann specialty is on full display — creating a cast of indelible characters from the dustiest of sources: 18th century ship’s logs, surgeons’ textbooks, court-martial proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
The bottom of my purse is the dustiest environment in the world, and I don’t love the main screen’s chances against my toddler if he ever got ahold of it.
From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2022
As the public's interest in air quality grows, as evidenced by Purple Air's network of over 10,000 air quality monitoring devices, researchers are eager to identify the dustiest sources to inform policymakers.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2022
Jordan College was scoured from the dustiest box-room to the darkest cellar, and so were Gabriel and St. Michael’s, till the heads of all the colleges issued a joint protest asserting their ancient rights.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing dusty
Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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