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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 chase stretched into Yolo County before looping back, with the driver traveling on Interstate 5, Interstate 80 and Highway 99 before Sacramento police deployed spike strips near Freeport Boulevard and Sutterville Road.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
After entering westbound Highway 50, the driver encountered multiple attempts by officers to deploy spike strips.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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Arrowwood Viburnum Another native shrub, arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) sports snowy white blooms in spring and dark blue berries in late summer and fall.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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Remembrances extended far from the attack sites, including beams of light projected from New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a stair climb at Mississippi State University's football stadium and a ceremony at Honolulu's 9/11 memorial.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Clancy was accused of killing her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan – with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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