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Recent Examples of loessWhen blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place.—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
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Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
The latest fossils emerged from a layer of sandy silt just above an extraordinary trackway of hominin footprints made public last year.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.
Offered in blond, ginger, medium brown, dark brown and black hair — curly or straight — on the brand’s signature colorway — from sienna to cocoa and clay — the undergarment innovation was made available in a total of 12 colors across nine sizes.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Silt, soil and clay from the landscape upstream have been filling it in at an alarming rate.
Many other entrepreneurs — some of them retired and looking to finally hang their own shingle — have learned how to launch gardening, construction and culinary businesses.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
Deratany also serves as a producer through his shingle Reel Red Films.
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