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Gradually freed of the weight of its ice, the rock beneath Greenland, long depressed by the massive ice sheet, rebounds.
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Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
On the northwestern portion of the ice sheet, a glacial feature known as the Prudhoe Dome rises.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The Antarctic ice sheet is essentially a very slow-moving frozen river, with ice flowing from the middle of Antarctica out to sea.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2026
Some 37 miles of piping had to be laid to carry the 9,000 gallons of antifreeze necessary to form a smooth, fast ice sheet.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
On the northwestern portion of the ice sheet, a glacial feature known as the Prudhoe Dome rises.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The Antarctic ice sheet is essentially a very slow-moving frozen river, with ice flowing from the middle of Antarctica out to sea.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2026
Some 37 miles of piping had to be laid to carry the 9,000 gallons of antifreeze necessary to form a smooth, fast ice sheet.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ice sheet
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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