as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole
found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations
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Noun
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Arranged over the top are dollops of crema and slivers of pickled yellow squash.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026 -
And moments, by definition, are tiny slivers in time.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Not surprisingly, some of the most addictive foods named in the study were grocery store junk foods — ultraprocessed cookies, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, pies, pizza, chips, candy and other snack foods.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Using a non-comparative, cradle-to-gate method that excluded downstream applications and packaging, the study tracked materials from extraction or waste collection to the final textile-ready product, whether PET chips, staple fiber or yarns.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The value of philosophy splinters when AI acts in unison with humans.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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From the construction debris and pottery shards, in Hadrian’s day, the structure appeared to archaeologists to have been abandoned.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Best sellers include Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, cheesecake ice cream with raspberry and Oreo, and Fat Elvis, which is banana ice cream with chocolate and peanut butter flakes.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Sprinkle buckwheat flakes on cereals, granola, or yogurt.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
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The lithosphere, however, is not in one piece and exists like a puzzle or series of fragments, according to the USGS.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The uppermost part of this orbit crosses the orbit of the International Space Station, but aerodynamic drag will quickly pull all the debris fragments below the ISS.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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“Spalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spalls. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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