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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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Noun

The test strips for chlorine and quaternary ammonium expired in 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
What catches the eye instead are the colored strips of tape running across the wall, like placeholders for the artworks that never got to hang in such a space.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of strips

Noun

Expect dim conditions to fade leaf patterns and limit blooms or new plantlets.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Oct. 2026
El Niño could be a significant contributor to the growth of harmful algal blooms, according to a 2022 study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of blooms

Noun

At its heart, the greatest album of all time beams with try-hard enthusiasm for popcraft—but don’t try telling Stel that.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
These cataclysmic explosions spray intense radiation and beams of energy through the universe at close to the speed of light.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of beams

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Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bands

Noun

Reese played well in the first two games, even scoring 30 points and grabbing 16 boards in a Game 2 win.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Flannels and Frasers stores, is aggressive and often builds up large stakes in its suppliers, and tries to shake up management and supervisory boards in order to get the best possible trading terms for its stores.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

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