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Since the earthen mound was clearly man-made, archaeologists linked its shape to Venus, a deity associated with fertility and farming.—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025 With heartier, earthen purple corn?—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 For example, the canal on the property was originally going to be reinforced with cement, but the Army Corps of Engineers advised against that, saying a natural canal with earthen banks would offer better drainage.—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025 The jet was 821 feet short of the runway when its tail clipped a power line and crashed into an earthen berm between the highway and a BNSF Railway line.—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earthen
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