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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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The pursuit came to an end after officers deployed spike strips and disabled the car.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
Edward’s new Adana filet saute is reminiscent of Iraqi beef chillifry and Turkish et sote, with strips of filet mignon sautéed with onions, tomatoes, pepper paste and a touch of Persian curry powder.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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What exactly triggers these blooms is still an active area of research and debate, according to Brad Taylor, associate professor at North Carolina State University and investigator at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

— Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
For big impact in the garden, choose a shrub that blooms in summer.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of blooms

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The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
This collaboration, launched to coincide with the band’s new album Foreign Tongues, unites Technics with one of rock music’s most iconic bands.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Other sites, like Biddle Air National Guard Base in Pennsylvania, have regular meetings of advisory boards that allow neighbors to meet the military officials leading the cleanup.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Township boards would locate these so as to best facilitate the daily travel by students on foot or horseback.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026

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