strand
Example Sentences
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The butter and cheese coat each strand in glossy, velvety richness, while lemon juice and zest cut through with a clean, almost electric acidity.
From Salon
The state Public Utilities Commission rejected PG&E’s plan this month because it “risks stranding sunk infrastructure costs,” namely in transmission systems.
More than $245 billion in Russian assets are stranded in the European Union.
The company is the largest holder of timberland in the U.S. and a leading producer of logs, lumber and oriented strand board.
From Barron's
Over the past 10 weeks, the illicit balloon traffic has already forced Lithuania's main airport into shutdown 15 times, stranding or delaying thousands of travellers.
From BBC
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