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slice

[slahys] / slaɪs /




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A laser scans each slice one location at a time, producing detailed information about which lipids are present and where they are found.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

“One Man” is a gorgeous slice of baroque pop, with acoustic guitar and a string quartet, and on the swooning ballad “Where Is Gone?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

His first feature, 2002’s “Occident,” was a bittersweet slice of life about struggling Romanians considering migrating west to find happiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Foreign oil companies scrambled for a slice of Venezuela's crude at an oil summit in Caracas this week despite years of sanctions, underinvestment and mismanagement that have crippled the once booming industry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She sat down to eat the last two pancakes and a single leftover slice of bacon.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The team examined 172 different lipids in 109 brain slices collected from 11 mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The hope is to be serving the community piping hot slices of pepperoni pizza by spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I spoke to one of the boat staff, Alessio, after he had finished handing round slices of watermelon to the clientele.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

We ate thick slices with cold salted butter — not so much smeared across the crumb as laid on in pale slabs, because patience has never been a prerequisite for breakfast.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

His men are resting a few paces away, telling their own stories, and passing around a few slices of dried pork.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The back-to-back European champions sliced through City with astonishing ease to take a 3-0 lead into half-time, and were still able to score another despite a spirited second-half fightback from the Premier League leaders.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

It’s just before the midweek lunch rush at Langer’s Deli and owner Norm Langer is behind the already-busy sandwich counter inspecting a stack of newly sliced rye bread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

A customizable, protein-heavy sub that’s sliced to order has a decent shot online, David writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet exceeded 3,000 on Sunday, as rescuers searched for survivors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

I couldn’t wait to get out on the fire escape and enjoy the sliced melon left in the icebox.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

That’s because Evenepoel, a favorite to win a second road cycling world championship here on Sunday, seems almost lab-designed for the singular purpose of slicing through air on two wheels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In surveillance video, the men are seen slicing the depiction of Jesus at the ankles and carting it away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Poster boy Duncan Scott started the rush, defending his 200m individual medley gold from Birmingham four years ago by slicing a chunk off his own Games record.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The razor-sharp mast of the Hands barely missed slicing the sole of my foot open, and then we were clear, soaring into the night.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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