shear
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Warm waters provide fuel for storms, and El Nino's effect on the atmosphere leaves little vertical wind shear over the Pacific, creating favorable conditions for hurricanes to intensify.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
"We've got professional shearers coming, it's not everybody who can shear," Williams said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
To him it was a sin not to shear the sheep.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
When earthquakes occur, they generate shear waves that travel through Earth's interior.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
He knew how to shear them, and how to slaughter them.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Police recovered a garden edger from Manufactum in one of the storage boxes next to other spades, trowels and garden shears.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I slipped on waterproof shoes, grabbed a pair of shears and, still in my pajamas, tiptoed down the grand staircase of the château and out onto the dewy grass of the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
That means buying fresh lobsters from your local market, boiling them and using kitchen shears to slice their shells from head to tail.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
Kathleen Ferguson grabbed a pair of pruning shears from a mailbox nailed to a garden bed and leaned down to cut bunches of Orlaya grandiflora on the flower-filled hillside.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
‘Come inside!’ he shouted, and putting out both his arms he lifted the astonished Sam, shears, grass-clippings and all, right through the window and stood him on the floor.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
As of Monday, the closure had sheared 16 million barrels from daily oil supplies, according to JPMorgan Chase analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
Some 11 million years ago, a large meteor impact on Mars sheared away parts of the planet and sent the rocks hurtling into space.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
Subsequent investigations found a crack in the leg which sheared off.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
Most of the trees around them were still upright, but their tops had been sheared off in the blast.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The Italian clearly sees Fernandez as not only a talented player but also a leader, something City would be shorn of should Rodri move on.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As she drifts through town, feeling suddenly shorn of her identity, she comes across a traveling circus and is somehow taken on as a volunteer for the sawing-in-half trick, which involves hiding inside a box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
However, the sale means the group is shorn of its most profitable division, raising the danger that it falls short of its revenue growth forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Dempsey had been shorn of many things by a thunderous Ireland performance - a revisiting of a familiar narrative.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
But Kaz had spent his own money to have the Slat’s drafts shorn up and its walls insulated.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
A backlight sufficient to be useful would disturb the laminar flow of air rushing across the rear decklid, increasing shearing turbulence and drag at the back of the car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
While the act of shearing can be stressful for the animals, Ann adds that having inexperienced shearers who take longer or perhaps leave cuts on the skin can create avoidable longer term health concerns.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
"They've lost their livelihoods, they've lost their shearing sheds, livestock, just absolutely devastating," he told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
To that end, the dire wolf was bigger than the grey wolves that existed at the same time, with large, shearing teeth carrying an extremely strong bite force.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
When they were finished, Dad combed his hair back and announced that Mom had done a helluva fine shearing job.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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