sand

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But the larger aircraft became bogged down in sand and could not take off, requiring smaller planes to fly out the US personnel in multiple trips.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Then let your daughter play in the sand for a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

For centuries, golfers played the ball “as it lay” in the sand, regardless of the conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Across the river on a sand bar, a big blue crane let out a loud squawk.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls