earth

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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

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

At Isfahan, for example, satellite imagery from February indicated all entrances to its tunnel complex appeared to be sealed off with earth, which would make any operation more difficult.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The rock that formed this side of the gap was not, as she had thought, a part of the cave itself, but merely a tongue of stone that jutted from the earth floor.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver