mantle

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Chávez died in 1993, and Huerta, now 95, rose to take his mantle as the hero of the movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Thermal convection is typically associated with the extremely hot material moving inside Earth's mantle, not with ice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Born and raised in San Antonio, the singer’s father and aunt are both Tejano musicians who inspired Leo to take up the family mantle and put her own spin on the genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Over the years, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi’s airports took that mantle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

He ran over the thick snowy mantle on the rocky ground faster than he’d ever done, and the armor plates shifted under her in a regular swinging rhythm.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman