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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

Samples from Chang'e-6 contain extremely low concentrations of rare earth elements and have lower thorium-to-samarium ratios, expressed as Th/Sm, than their Apollo counterparts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 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

The dramatic flames have disappeared, but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Then the earth roared and the mountain bellowed and an explosion of red covered the sky.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

Brussels also wanted "a system of export licensing for rare earths and other products" after major producer China introduced restrictions on them last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Government officials there want companies to build processing plants that can separate rare earths, produce metals and eventually manufacture magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The country holds an estimated 11 million metric tons of rare earths, roughly 15% of global reserves, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A universe in which there were two earths within one sphere of water was no longer an Aristotelian universe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

The moment Andy got loose, away he ran again, with a rattling "Tally-ho!" after him, and he never cried stop till he earthed himself under his mother's bed in the parent cabin.

From Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes by Samuel Lover

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

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

He started earthing under the guidance of then-Orioles strength coach Trevor Howell - “before there was much info on it.”

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

“So, earthing — I don’t actually know that much about earthing,” Paltrow admitted.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2017

The manure is firmly packed in upon the spawn, the surface left smooth and even and without being further disturbed until earthing time.

From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by William Falconer


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