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[sheeth] / ʃiθ /




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"The crystallisation basins are covered by grass and sheath and so on. This is not the landscape that usually salinas are," she said, explaining the changes to the area that saltwork pumping created.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

The judge who sentenced Digwa said he was carrying a knife in a sheath, as well as a second, larger dagger linked to his tradition as a member of the Nihang order of Sikhs.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Calvin Klein, where Bessette worked before marrying JFK Jr., has a “90s Edit” on its website showcasing sheath dresses, white button-down shirts and other minimalist looks from the era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Demyelination is the process in which the myelin sheath -- a protective, insulating layer surrounding nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord -- is damaged or destroyed.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

Peeta turns to see my predicament and is sliding off his sheath when it happens.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

It requires a level of physical brain development called mylenation — the growth of fatty sheaths that wrap around nerve cells, insulating them and allowing information to travel more quickly and efficiently through the brain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

The extraordinary darkness that sheaths the Atacama, which stretches for hundreds of miles in Chile’s north, has made it a haven for astronomers searching for planets and stars shimmering in the night sky.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

The delicate tissue sheaths that insulate each biological circuit lay in “disorganized clumps,” and throughout Mr. Card’s brain there was scarring and inflammation suggesting repeated trauma.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

She wiped her knives on her leather breeches and returned them to their sheaths, then backed up and took a running start at the nearest cargo container.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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