earthen

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Or it could simply indicate that collectors feel safer splurging on a household-name artist like Rembrandt, a Renaissance man famed for his pensive, realistic self-portraits in earthen hues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

According to Yale's HRL, the construction of the earthen wall is ongoing.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Olko’s team mentioned the possibility of rebuilding using earthen blocks in a presentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

The scenery was altered in only one regard: the long summer of drought had dramatically lowered the level of the lake, exposing brown earthen banks and leaving the floating dock high, dry, and useless.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown