earth
Example Sentences
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Atsuyoshi Koike, the public face of Japan’s effort to muscle back into the semiconductor industry it used to dominate, first needs to prove he can make them on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“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
"Two months without a phone at my age is like you've fallen off the face of the earth and disappeared," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Early in the set, Ye asked his technical crew to “make the earth move slower,” which somebody made happen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Then the earth roared and the mountain bellowed and an explosion of red covered the sky.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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