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[urth] / ɜrθ /


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That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It is the most popular game on earth because it asks for nothing but a ball and other people, and rewards what the strongman cannot abide: cooperation, trust, the surrender of the self.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

That pastoral scene is gone: Heavy trucks, earth movers and hundreds of construction workers have run nearly round-the-clock for about two years building a Meta Platforms data center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rejecting traditional religion’s emphasis on sin and punishment, Modern Spiritualism was rooted in personal happiness on earth and in the heaven of Summerland, as well as a desire for world harmony.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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