layer
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Zone Zero is just one layer in a home’s fire defenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Around objects like the Sun, it might only appear in a thin outer layer, but in principle it could still be measured there.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
An hour later, just before serving, I reached for the microplane again — another pass, another layer, the whole pot brightening at the edges.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
They used precision-milled steel to construct the capsule and designed a special bell jar to surround it in a layer of dry air, protecting the inside from the moist soil of the American northeast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
As he walked, he could feel beneath the thin layer of sand a hard, smooth floor.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing layer
"Volcano!"
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The Mark of Athena
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