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a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)
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Getty Images Key Facts Apple’s product release primarily revolved around the new iPhone 17, AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch models, improving on the devices’ pre-existing features and adding new ones like live translation and ceramic shields.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Across the states, GOP legislators are pushing liability shields for the makers of toxic agrochemicals.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Gospel music played on speakers, family members served chicken soup, strangers hugged each other, friends left carrying several plates stuffed with leftover food.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luna Grill serves kabobs, pitas, salads and plates with a choice of chicken, beef, lamb, shrimp, salmon and falafel.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Exposure to the pesticide DDT in the 1960s weakened the shells of eggs laid by merlins and other raptors, and fewer of their chicks survived.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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They’re wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks, are flatter and more rectangular in shape, and are about three times the size of the kind traditionally steamed in corn husks (perfect for sharing).—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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While rinsing corn prior to cooking is the best move from a sanitary standpoint, some chefs choose to avoid the whole pre-shucking process and instead cook their corn right in the husks.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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After testing, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allege the gun matched shell casings collected during their investigation.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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In July of last year, after the shooting at the property, the brothers found bullet casings on the floor in front of their apartment.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This garden classic features unique blooms and seed pods that sit in a lacy cup of threadlike foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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To fix this, assemble cross-functional pods from Day 1.—
Rishit Lakhani,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thus, it is used in many products, including the hulls of NASA and SpaceX spaceships.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dirty feeders can harbor spoiled or moldy feed and seed hulls that are filled with harmful or even deadly bacteria.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gone are the Davos power sheaths and blunt business bob from her time as White House senior adviser.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Also included with the knife set are two sheaths and a knife sharpener.—
Christopher Murray
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8 Aug. 2025
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“Carapaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carapaces. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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