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According to the county, the earthen dam is about 74 feet tall and was finished in 1974 to provide flood control, public recreation and potential water supply.—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 Long maturation sous voile, or under a veil of yeast, gives Vin Jaune a salty, earthen complexity, bold spice, and texture that’s satiny, even unctuous—perfect for rich soups and stews.—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025 At first glance, TreeSoil looks like a sculptural cluster of interlocking earthen blocks arranged around a young tree.—New Atlas, 20 Nov. 2025 The palisade itself consisted of two earthen berms a meter tall and a meter wide, with a deep, three-and-a-half-meter-wide trench between them.—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earthen
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