sand
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In addition, in central Gaza, the Israeli military has been fortifying the line with a deep trench and high sand berms along its length, satellite images show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
When the other animals don’t heed her warnings, the mouse takes it upon herself to save her home, one grain of sand at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The teenager claimed that her boyfriend had gone up alone to the sand dune where the trio were, but Turley was not there initially.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
She used a mallet to pound a metal tube into the rocky sand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
There had been a great burning flash—he had been knocked to the ground by it, sand in his eyes and mouth—and a single moment’s pause; and then the whole Earth shook.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing sand
Brown
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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