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In the Permian Basin in West Texas, several driverless trucks have been pounding the dusty roads transporting frack sand to well sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Voters agreed in November 2024, with 55% support, and the new park, Sunset Dunes, opened in April 2025, named for the impressive sand dunes lining Ocean Beach, one of the nation’s premier big-wave surfing spots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But these soldiers, in Shaab-al-Jinn in Lahj governorate, showed us new sandbagged defences - new lines in the sand.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“We can either stick our head in the sand and hope that there are no pullbacks,” Lynch said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 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

As a large turtle lumbered across the island's sands on Wednesday, tourism operator Famau said his sector supports 90 percent of the island.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Unlike the scrolls from Herculaneum, those documents survived because they were buried in Egypt's dry sands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Suncor, whose operations span oil sands mining, offshore production, petroleum refining and the Petro Canada chain of gas stations across the country, said former Chief Financial Officer Little was no longer with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The wind blew and dry seedpods scampered down the sands and stopped and then went on again.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

When quizzed by the organisers, the miscreants confessed that they had sanded them into a better shape - and were duly disqualified.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It’s immersive, character-driven and stylish; a spiky, enjoyable piece of filmmaking that is wholly distinctive and hasn’t had all its personality sanded down, the kind of movie you could recommend to anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The trio sanded the edges of Colleton’s original whimsy, borrowed some of the moderation discipline from the tables and gave the project a name: American Dialogues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Its throwing arm, currently at 12 o’clock, weighs 360 pounds and is not hewn or sanded; knots are visible in the wood.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

“My dad built it. It’s sturdy and has no splinters. He sanded it down for days. Good job, right?”

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The pad of my left foot felt as if I’d stepped on a sanding belt.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

That might mean, for instance, sanding, patching and repainting interior doors instead of buying new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Made with real Muscat grape juice, these gummies feature a jelly-like center and are coated in a decent amount of sour sanding.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2025

Blackwell’s sons sometimes help out in the studio, sweeping up wood dust and sanding boards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

They went on with their work of sanding or varnishing the newly finished benches, but they didn’t talk.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes