shear
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The whole logging process—from feller-bunchers that cut and stack tree trunks to delimbers that shear off the branches—could be operated by one person on-site with remote help from others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
That’s commonly near the center of the office floor, far from windows and close to permanent shear walls that limit sound intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
“You can shear a sheep for life, but you can only slaughter it once” goes an old saying that sportsbooks seem to have heeded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Even though the inner core is solid, it behaves like a softened metal, slowing seismic shear waves and displaying a Poisson's ratio more similar to butter than to steel.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
And I learned to shear by practicing on the lambs.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Vocabulary lists containing shear
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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