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Their bodies were found weeks later, buried in an earthen dam in a rural area of Neshoba County.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026 Beginning more than 2,500 years ago, Native peoples in what is now Iowa constructed elaborate earthen mounds along the Mississippi River.—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026 Furthermore, earthen walls are natural air conditioners, which regulate indoor humidity, trap pollutants, and insulate rooms against extreme heat and cold.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026 The interior design of the skylights and earthen walls of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for earthen