layer
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A typical fab processes silicon wafers in batches, moving them together through different stages of printing and etching to build chips layer by layer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
This master data layer, which Palantir called Ontology, became the foundation upon which all of its other applications were built.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
"They're buying the layer where interpretation happens," she added on LinkedIn.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
I would stand in our kitchen at dusk, the marine layer settling in, peaceful as I loaded the dishwasher in a life I hadn’t necessarily seen for myself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Layer upon layer of the Institute flew by so fast it made her light-headed.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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