sand

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This was done to "turn the sand over" and uncover anything hidden or that had ben brought in by the tide.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“It will continue to be used strategically by people who don’t like a particular decision to throw sand in the gears and get leverage,” Elmendorf said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Writing in Advanced Photonics, the team describes a spectrometer-on-a-chip so tiny it approaches the size of a grain of sand.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The Environment Agency and Natural England said their monitoring shows the river's condition is improving, with trout, bullhead and minnows present, alongside kingfishers and sand martins.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The turtle paddled steadily toward her, a hump of shell glooming dark in the gray waves, and heaved herself onto the sand.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr