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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.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slabs
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In 1912, Georges Braque (1882–1963) had glued strips of fake-wood wallpaper onto a pencil-and-gouache still life titled Fruit Dish and Glass, done in the Analytic Cubist style he’d developed with his colleague/competitor/collaborator Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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O’Neal knows the regulars, patrons whose photo strips are taped behind the bar.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Then, the ocher reveals itself as a carpet of yellow blooms, the mauve a blaze of deep purple interspersed with lighter lavender.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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There are currently no working pedestrian safety lights throughout the 50 acres of the park during a time when temperatures are warming up and spring blooms are drawing more visitors to the park, Caroline Winschel, director of development and communications, said.—
Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Workers have spent the past year stripping out everything on the 95th and 96th floors — the former home of the legendary Signature Room restaurant and the Signature Lounge — leaving nothing of the interior but bare concrete floors and exposed steel beams.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fennell is professor emeritus and retired, director of bands and coordinator of Wind Studies at Cal State Fullerton.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, royal weddings may still follow the tradition—the royal family’s website explains that Elizabeth received a 36-gram piece of 21-carat Welsh gold in 1981, which the crown jewelers can use to craft new bands today.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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For associations, unit owners will know what to expect in actions seeking to remove a director, and courts could become more involved in governance disputes involving dysfunctional boards, developer transitions, or allegations of financial mismanagement.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that any unauthorized demonstrations are harshly suppressed, activists have tried to organize authorized rallies, plastered posters on walls and notice boards, and filed lawsuits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Slabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slabs. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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