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pods

noun

plural of pod

as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a fuel pod

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Recent Examples of pods The vehicle also features an asymmetric tapering glass roof and integrated Formula One-style side pods to feed clean air to the mid-mounted Ilmor block. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026 Many people think the blooms and seed pods resemble a spider. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Ahead of July 4th, Albano was running near-constant check-ins with staff, while also managing an ailing dog and meeting with the fire marshal, to get cleared for incoming storage pods. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Michigan is ground zero for cyclosporiasis, where more than 10,000 people have eaten something, likely lettuce, contaminated with microscopic pods containing Cyclospora parasites. — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Dishwasher pods can also be used for various other household cleaning chores like tackling mug stains or wall scuffs. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 Its TPUs are already optimized around large-scale inference economics, and recent Google work on TPU inference has emphasized meaningful tokens-per-second gains from better inference techniques on TPU pods. — Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Built for contested logistics Chaparral uses interchangeable cargo pods, allowing operators to switch between missions without modifying the aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

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Noun

The research team says future versions may use adjustable sheaths or elastic materials to fit a wider range of bodies.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Definition of sheaths

Noun

Delicate electronics, fragile calibration tools or volatile medical supplies may require specialized qualification or shock-absorbing casings to withstand these forces.

— Euihyeon Choi, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Xavier’s pistol cast 9-mm cartridge casings into a flower bed and around a trailer parked at the curb as the father tried to evade being shot by his son in midafternoon, in the open in front of four landscapers.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of casings

Noun

In contrast to their American counterparts, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (aka Mounties) officers wear ID and body cameras but no face coverings.

— Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 29 July 2026
When combining two different styles of window coverings, architect and interior designer Suzanne Lovell suggests considering each one’s purpose.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 28 July 2026

Definition of coverings

Noun

There is zero mechanical connection to anything outside their respective housings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
From headlight housings and door trim to bumpers and exhaust tips, the polish doesn’t just work on chrome but also steel, copper, aluminum and brass.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of housings

Noun

While the wrecks become partially visible during previous dry summers, this year’s drought has exposed far more of the vessels, revealing twisted hulls, decks, and steel structures that have remained underwater for decades.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Tamburri said there are diseases that infect things like shellfish that are suspected to have traveled along the hulls of ships.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of hulls

Noun

Mice with full-size rear shells can restrict in-hand corrections for some claw and fingertip players.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Built at an unprecedented pace, all ten structural shells were printed in just 58 days, keeping the entire project on a rapid nine-month timeline from initial contract award to final delivery.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of shells

Noun

It is limited to oral use, such as oils, tinctures or capsules, depending on what a physician prescribes.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026
The choice of a supplement may depend on personal preferences such as flavor, dosage form (tablets, capsules, chewables, or liquid), and budget.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 July 2026

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