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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.
No writing room can be pristine, but the detritus must not outweigh the buzzing, trembling atmosphere of solemn, serious work.
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Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Any kind of hard material attracts fauna in water, says Andrey Vedenin, a marine biologist at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Germany, who was not involved in the Mallows Bay study but co-authored a separate new paper that detailed wildlife thriving on war detritus in the Baltic Sea.
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Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
25 Sep. 2025
The Star reported that three downpours turned the area near the stage into a mess in 2014, when mud-slinging left many attendees covered in goop.
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Dan Kelly
October 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
While clearing mud out of the car, a volunteer — who was assisting with the cleanup and recovery process — discovered an old Bible inside the Mercedes.
Shapiro, who ran IFC, Sundance Channel and Pivot during a lengthy run as a cable TV exec before hanging out his production shingle ESHAP, is an executive producer of SKIT.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Statham also returns to produce the sequel through his Punch Palace Productions shingle, alongside Chris Long (via Longshot Productions) and Wimmer.
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