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Eighty percent of the bird species in Albania can be found here, across sand dunes, pine forest, and a lagoon that stretches over 16 square miles.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
She purchased a third unit in the building a few years later for $9.75 million, increasing her Tribeca takeover by over 3,500 square feet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
In his speech there was a big clue about how to square the circle of investing in industrial policy at a time of tricky public finances.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
One of the city’s oldest parks, the downtown square between Olive and Hill streets was first dedicated in 1866 as La Plaza Abaja.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Okay, these last couple of breaths, we’re going to do square breathing. That means you inhale for three. Hold for three. Exhale for three. Hold for three. Then start again. Ready?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Residents of Savannah, now a tourist mecca known for its moss-draped squares and antebellum architecture, tolerated the river pollution and dismissed the mill’s rotten odor as “the smell of money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rather than relying on elaborate studio sets, the production embraced the neighborhood’s authentic character, allowing real businesses, public squares, and residential streets to become integral parts of the series’ identity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
On a lightly floured surface, unfold the puff pastry and cut it into nine roughly 3-inch squares.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Thousands of fans filled the Ángel de la Independencia, the Zócalo and other squares across the country, as well as watch parties in cities like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Annabelle started counting things then—ceiling tiles, sidewalk squares, and consonants in words.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
His jaw was squarer and facial hair thicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I’d wager somewhere in that territory, but hopefully it won’t be much longer before we find out the full story — and learn the differences between the Sub Mini and its larger, squarer sibling.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
Even the cars' noses are different - Ferrari's narrow and needle-like against the more conventional, squarer ones of Mercedes and Red Bull.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2022
The modern human talonid gives their teeth a squarer outline than those of Neanderthals.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2022
Or nose-to-forehead, as Junior was shorter and squarer than me.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
America’s most middlebrow casual restaurant, with America’s squarest CEO, selling fried cheese and margaritas and fajita plates that you can eat off for days.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Who jorts have been claimed by — punk rockers, pop stars and rappers, the squarest middle-aged men on weekends — is simply the narrative sewn on top of the real narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
“He thought I was the squarest person and replied, ‘What planet are you from?’”
From Fox News ● Jun. 6, 2019
In short, the complaint that an art form is unrealistic is the poorest and squarest of arguments.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of them, a very short older man with the squarest, broadest face of orange-brown I’d ever seen, said something to them and they all began leaving.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Last December, throngs of supporters and foes squared off at a raucous Metro board meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
"I'm optimistic we can stop the plans... we have got a long way to go, but today we have squared the edge and we have drawn a line in the sand," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The ant experiences acceleration exceeding 1300 meters per second squared before becoming tangled in the web.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has squared off against Elon Musk, according to the authors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Once I’m squared away, I clutch the gray rubber pads on the arms and shove it forward until my elbows are extended, which turns out to be exactly one floor tile.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The episode aired in 1948, but the idea is strangely valid today, except that it’s Elon Musk squaring off with himself.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
That's before you get to the matter of having accounts signed off, squaring matters with the Electoral Commission, and then stumping up deposits for candidates.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Spear is constantly squaring off with overwhelming forces.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
I look back on the discomfort of that moment now and recognize the more universal challenge of squaring who you are with where you come from and where you want to go.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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