Example Sentences

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As they process that seawater, excess calcium and carbonate ions are removed from the body and released as solid calcium carbonate pellets called ichthyocarbonates.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Government Solutions, which is partially owned by foreign companies Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and French state-owned firm EDF, won $8.8 million to make uranium pellets.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Carville said strimmers, electric lawnmowers, slug pellets, cars, cattle-grids and ponds were among the many man-made actions that contribute to hedgehog decline.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"Until now, superconductivity in this class of MXenes was limited to pressed pellets of particles and powders, having never been realized in solution-processed films with mechanical flexibility," Gogotsi said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

As the sun was sinking, Hazel brought them all together, under close cover, to chew pellets and rest.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams