as in loams
a brown or black material in soil that is formed when plants and animals decay
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The region's soils consist of limestone, clay, and iron-rich loams.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Altitudes range from 400-700m and contain varying quantities of volcanic tuff and calcareous clays.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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These clays can be used in construction to reduce the weight of concrete, improve thermal comfort in slabs, and even in gardening, turning a problematic coastal waste into a valuable, eco-friendly resource.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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Makeup, oils and dirt can quickly build up on the brushes — and on your skin.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Using too much detergent can lead to residue buildup in the towel fibers, which traps dirt and dulls the white color over time.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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But as the Department of Defense moved hundreds of men and children through CIA black sites and military bases across the Middle East and South Asia, that type of stateless, legal vacuousness did not exist on this earth’s surface.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nearly two-thirds of dysprosium and terbium, two key rare-earth elements, come from northern Myanmar.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Humuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humuses. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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