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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 Baconator is made with two beef patties, six strips of bacon, two slices of American cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise on a toasted bun.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
In February, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport switched to electronic flight strips.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

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Maintenance crews have since repeatedly battled with algae blooms that have turned the pool’s water green, with the landmark being drained at least three times by July 10.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Continue to feed flower beds where permitted to encourage growth and repeat blooms.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of blooms

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The beams, in a 32-story project at 222 Broadway expected to yield nearly 800 apartment units, had been wrapped in steel as a makeshift fix, the agency said.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Yuri was able to gain more ceiling height by taking away the sheetrock and exposing the ceiling beams.

— Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026

Definition of beams

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The Galaxy Watch 9 features new, lighter bands with air pockets designed to increase comfort compared with the previous generation.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Among the instruments those mento bands played, alongside their guitars and shakers, was a wood-and-iron thumb piano that’s known in Jamaica as a rumba box, which closely resembles the instrument, from Central Africa, best known as an mbira.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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