earth

Example Sentences

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“When oil spikes, every energy-importing economy on earth suddenly needs more dollars to pay for it. Europe, Turkey, Japan, India — they’re all scrambling for dollar liquidity at the same time,” Skoyles said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

China’s “microelectronics, their motors, their rare earth, their magnets—which is foundational to robotics—they are the world’s best,” Huang said in a podcast in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer agreed and said: "You should have given a penalty when you gave two like that. How on earth do you not give another one."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We stepped through an opening in the bush line and entered the back paths, following the bare earth created by generations of rez feet, doing the cross-lots drift.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith