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slabs

noun

plural of slab

as in ingots

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Recent Examples of slabs Persistent slabs are one of nine types of avalanches, which include storm slab, deep persistent slab, wet slab, wet loose, dry loose, cornice fall and glide avalanche. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026

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Create custom labels and craft stickers and fun photobooth strips with this compact, portable printer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Slow beauty strips the routine down to essentials that actually suit your skin, rather than layering a long sequence of products.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026

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Set amid waterfalls and gardens at the foot of Machu Picchu, whitewashed casitas with eucalyptus beams are strewn along stone paths.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Repeating this process thousands of times creates a dense, web-like architecture of intersecting support beams in wildly varying sizes and thicknesses.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of beams

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One of music’s highest-selling contemporary Christian bands will be performing in the Kansas City area for the second year in a row.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
By midday Friday, the warmer air will put a halt to the chances of snow, with the lake-effect bands moving offshore.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of bands

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In many cases, boards and investors focused on ethical breaches, such as executives using company funds inappropriately or advancing the careers of romantic partners who reported to them.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Leading the charge was Horvath, who had served alongside Bass on regional homelessness boards.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

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