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Some people had draped wet cloths over their heads and burrowed into the earthen walls, trying to escape the smoke and flames.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Walls of raw concrete and earthen hues pay homage to ancient adobe structures, while courtyards and open-air walkways nod to haciendas of old.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Formerly known as Walker Ridge, the earthen backbone rising east of Clear Lake boasts unique geology and botanic life.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
The city paid $750,000. 1 of 2 Since the flood, the water district was ordered by federal regulators to drain Anderson Reservoir, the largest in the county, which sits near the headwaters of Coyote Creek, and rebuild its 240-foot-high earthen dam.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Walls of raw concrete and earthen hues pay homage to ancient adobe structures, while courtyards and open-air walkways nod to haciendas of old.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Formerly known as Walker Ridge, the earthen backbone rising east of Clear Lake boasts unique geology and botanic life.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
The city paid $750,000. 1 of 2 Since the flood, the water district was ordered by federal regulators to drain Anderson Reservoir, the largest in the county, which sits near the headwaters of Coyote Creek, and rebuild its 240-foot-high earthen dam.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Earthen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthen. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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