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At the surface, the foam develops an extremely rough texture that strongly repels water, much like the surface of a lotus leaf.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“With Zephyr, it’s like you can really appreciate all the little things, because he is interested in every leaf, and every stick, and every bug. It’s like a moment of zen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
When a Canadian puts a maple leaf flag on his backpack, he isn’t simply saying, “I love Canada”; he’s also saying, “Don’t confuse me for an American, bud.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"This isn't like a leaf floating on the top of the water," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was as thin as an autumn leaf.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Many species can go unnoticed among fallen leaves, rotting wood and the bases of trees, but Benwell said taking the time to look more closely opens up a hidden world.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The short-video format leaves little room for nuance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Sixteen of the compounds were tentatively identified as flavoalkaloids, providing the first evidence that this rare class of chemicals occurs in Cannabis leaves.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
He said these statistical traces are akin to "fingerprints that a criminal leaves at a crime scene."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
She’d take anything: stale bread crusts, cabbage leaves, even an apple or a bun sometimes, but I think she was always hoping for potatoes—as Mutti said, they were her real passion.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
It’s a broadleaf weed that grows in colonies or large groups and have seed leafs that are round and oval with sparse stinging hairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with one or two leafs that open with an upward swing, giving river traffic unlimited clearance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
After supper, Karzai said, he sometimes leafs through his old school books, partly to fend off feeling depressed, partly to see if he can retain some of his lessons.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022
Invited to the family’s mansion, Martin is at once awed and seduced by its opulence; he hungrily studies an oil painting and leafs through a volume of Baudelaire.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
She leafs through the book slowly, stopping at a page here and there.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
While Steve’s dad leafed through documents and letters—stopping to exclaim or lament a bit—and Steve went through still more photos, I dug through his late mom’s sewing supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Veteran journalers refilled matching Fujifilm photo printers, while newbies leafed through fresh sticker books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Back at my tiny Airbnb above a Chinese supermarket, I leafed through it.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
She leafed through her study book, crammed with sketches of insects painted from life on scraps of vellum.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Spend enough time cooking — or leafing through cookbooks in bed — and you notice certain ingredients keep reaching for one another.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Shortly after opening time on a recent morning, the Kettering store already had a number of middle-aged customers milling about the space leafing through magazines—yes, it has those—or asking for advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Leo Kelly—a devout Christian Iowan who was seen ascending the Senate dais, leafing through sensitive documents, and praying in the chamber—described it as “a blessing.”
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Trees only delay leafing after actual infestations, which prevents insects from adapting to the change over time.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Amaya gave her a quick nod of approval and went back to leafing through the ledger she’d pulled.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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