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Definition of shingle

as in marl

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Noun

Boothbay, Maine Three Flags, a 2021 contemporary shingle-style home on Midcoast Maine’s Linekin Bay, has a waterfront porch for dining and lounging, with a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 Designed by Saly Karavan, the Sunrise Tiny House is based on a double-axle trailer and finished in wood, with a shingle roof and a traditional cottagey design. — New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The island had gone from farm and pasture in the nineteenth century to nature preserves and residential property in the twentieth, its silvery shingled homes encircled by forests and deer. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 In fact, shingles rates among people in their 30s and 40s increased for almost two decades starting in 1998—and younger adults and children can get the illness too. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shingle

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Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026

Definition of marl

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The last act before festival founder Olivia Rodrigo, Roan turned it out with all of her powers—bolstered by a bold and bitchy, razor-sharp bob.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
After growing the pixie cut back out into a bob, the Mad Men actress showed off her hair while rocking a lacy blue co-ord set in selfies posted to Instagram in March.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bob

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Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Early last season, Unrivaled faced schedule overlaps with major sporting events including the Olympics and the College Football Playoff.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlap

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Still, even with Ellison’s $111 billion WBD takeover plan under threat from a state attorneys general antitrust suit, $4 million and change is sofa detritus to the son of Larry Ellison.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
This is where the Sora 70's surface-cleaning functionality came in handy, filling the filter basket with every floating bit of detritus and leaving the pool looking as if there had been no storm at all.

— John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of detritus

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Just as many were making decisions about their crops, fertilizer prices soared, peaking in April at 44% higher than before the war, according to the World Bank’s price index.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Conventional fungicides like chlorothalonil (Daconil) and others are labeled for specific crops and diseases.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of crop

Verb

Another iteration with a white upper and midsole features blue gradient overlays and matching Air Max units, while the third opts for all-black.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
However, some lenders may set higher credit score requirements, called lender overlays, which can affect eligibility.

— Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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