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cuticles

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plural of cuticle

as in skins

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These insights enable the development of advanced vehicle skins and protective coatings designed to absorb or disperse high-speed fluid impacts efficiently.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Their scaly skins are very rough – as anyone who'd had the bad luck to be scraped by a shark can tell you.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of skins

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Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
There were two carapaces, and one of them had little stones that would just sort of dance on the top of his head — because truly, those were the only moving parts.

— Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

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Behind the grocery aisles, customers will also find a small restaurant serving Middle Eastern specialties like kebabs, shawarma, hummus and rice plates alongside burgers, sandwiches and breakfast items.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Earthquakes are common, especially along Panama’s border with Costa Rica and its Pacific coast, because of the interaction of several tectonic plates, including the Cocos, Nazca and Caribbean plates.

— Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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Its formula contains red algae extract, an antioxidant the brand says shields hair from pollution for up to 48 hours, and Olaplex’s signature bond-building technology, strengthening weak, overprocessed strands.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Cliches were wielded like shields Tuesday, protecting against the imminent threat of social clips construed as bulletin board material.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of shields

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What the aggregate hides Aggregate resilience tells us how much America is spending.

— Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The women’s collections designed by Jonathan Anderson are displayed on the first floor, together with footwear and signature bags — including editions of the Lady Dior in precious hides — and Victoire de Castellane’s high jewelry.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hides

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The ones that are accepted are run through a machine that shakes the envelopes — this makes the ballot sink to the bottom of the envelope — and slices them open.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Clear nail polish can be used instead of saliva or water to easily seal envelopes by swiping a small amount along the edge of the envelope flap before closing.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025

Definition of envelopes

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The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5.

— Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income.

— Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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