sand

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And when he was in the sand and he was having a hard time lifting his feet through the sand, because you know sand is heavy.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Graells suggested that part of the cargo may have become buried beneath the sand immediately after the accident, preventing recovery efforts at the time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But even Boy Moms have a line in the sand, and many of them made it clear in the post’s comments that Mollen had crossed it: “This is why people say boy moms are weird.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

She said if bins were full, people could have left waste by the sides of the bins instead of scattered across the sand.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman