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earth

[urth] / ɜrθ /


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No, we can thank everyone who, during the course of his 38 years on this earth, politely laughed at one of Gillis’ “Cornell 7‘s Big Book of Punchlines” zingers.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Bible praises Moses as the humblest man on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The ephemeral piece introduced an approach she would carry into the desert, using intense color to connect the scale of the human body with the immensity of earth and sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Once back on earth, that moonrock was split into 80 pieces - distributed to each student - and Gethings became the custodian of the UK's Apollo 17 Goodwill Moon Rock.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The bear lashed out, gouging the earth a hand’s breadth from where the cub had been.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Chinese companies have signed a number of energy-related deals, seeking to buy natural gas in Turkmenistan, uranium in Kazakhstan and rare earths in Tajikistan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The EU is also seeking clearer export-licensing arrangements for rare earths and other materials after China introduced restrictions last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Chief among Jonas’s callouts is China’s control of magnetic rare earths, which are used to make motors that are key to actuation systems.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The bank says the deal demonstrates the increased interest in Brazil for rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Adiah was able to take that volume of splendor into her body nearly a hundred years ago, during the Bonding, when it rose to the earths surface in a greater magnitude than usual,” she said.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

They are earthed in this big moment, respectful of the tradition they are now associated with, the tradition of Washington’s special friends being drawn to the nation’s bosom.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2019

Far from having their heads in the clouds, they feel earthed.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018

It would be easy to get away with a sense of Laura Linney as all sweetness and light – but she is, I think, complicatedly earthed.

From The Guardian ● May 27, 2018

Each of the sonatas is echt-Argerich: totally unpredictable from note to note, they fly like the most charming, sensual kite imaginable, ecstatically free and yet still earthed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2014

It will be noticed that the receiving aerial may be arranged in one of two ways—it may be either earthed at the lower end or it may be insulated.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming

It added that it had existing lightning and earthing protection on its biogas tanks.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

“Everybody’s got some funny joke about grounding or earthing or trying to make a joke about being a hippie, or whatever the funny narrative is,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

San Francisco’s Joc Pederson also counts on constant support from Martin and is committed to breath work and earthing.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Proponents of "earthing," or skin-to-skin contact with soil argue that this practice reduces anxiety.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2020

It has been claimed that there is a great advantage in earthing the receiving aerial directly in that it eliminates atmospheric disturbances.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming


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