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Together they have mapped about 15 square kilometres of critical habitat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers used historical records and weather data from the time of the crash to identify the 10 square nautical miles of Atlantic Ocean seabed where the wreckage was likely resting.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sprawling across 7,190 square feet, the lavish abode also boasts a saltwater pool, a tennis court, a greenhouse, an antique barn, a treehouse, and other features.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Covering about four square kilometers, the enormous stone-walled settlement was divided into separate functional areas.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“We’re going to continue square breathing as we stretch our hands up and bring them together straight over our heads,” Doc said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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
State media reported that millions of mourners filled the main boulevards connecting the squares and crowding around the black lorry that carried the coffin of the late supreme leader and four family members.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In nearby La Paz, military police and navy personnel guarded the presidential palace and police tactical units were stationed on main squares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
It’s a quilt of many different squares of fabric in all colors of purple with some red and orange sprinkled in.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
His jaw was squarer and facial hair thicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
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
He blasted the court’s secret deliberations, complaining: “A horse thief in frontier days would have received a squarer deal.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
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
The grey eminence himself has even appeared at that squarest of social gatherings, a writers' conference.
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
The ant experiences acceleration exceeding 1300 meters per second squared before becoming tangled in the web.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Can a closer UK-EU relationship be squared with that?
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
And she adds: “The court’s apparently oblivious insistence to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais said on its face just over one month ago.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
“But I think the market has gone to optimism squared, and I think we are a little bit out over the skis at this point.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
A second passed in which the girl squared her shoulders, as if bracing herself.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
OpenAI was squaring off against its largest shareholder Microsoft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Sri Lanka eked out a hard fought 14-run victory over Pakistan in the third T20 at rain-hit Dambulla on Sunday, easing their batting jitters and squaring the three-match series 1-1.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
When one’s thoughts wander to Rome, they often include visions of men squaring off into some mythical arena.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Instinctively, Jerry came to attention, squaring his shoulders, sucking in his stomach, and im-mediately disgusted with himself.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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