layer
Example Sentences
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“The code a company writes is almost like the top layer of a cake, and underneath are all of these layers” of open-source software, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
However, Kani played Sam in the play’s 1983 South African premiere, adding an extra layer of meaning to his Geffen reprisal of the role.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
These small, stable lipid patches hold the proteins in place and closely resemble the virus's outer layer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Thirteen states and federally-administered territories have undergone the SIR process so far, but West Bengal is the only one where it was followed by an additional layer of special adjudication.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
At the bottom of the floor was a thin layer of water.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing layer
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The Mark of Athena
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