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Recent Examples of outcrop
Five friends traveled from Florida to be on a rock outcropping to witness the celestial event.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The reefs that outcropped in Johannesburg extend deep underground, making up part of the Witwatersrand basin, a geological formation that stretches in an arc two hundred and fifty miles long.
—Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
The reefs that outcropped in Johannesburg extend deep underground, making up part of the Witwatersrand basin, a geological formation that stretches in an arc two hundred and fifty miles long.
—Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Then, in June 2023, reports surfaced that the committee was re-examining the allegations surrounding the controversial lawmaker after the Justice Department declined to charge him.Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Many of her old, often dismissive interviews also surfaced online, compounding the public’s negative perception of her.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Google Maps and Street View were previously used by Italian authorities in 2022 to track down a Sicilian man convicted of murder who had broken out of a prison in Rome two decades prior.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
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Find it on Amazon A Toilet Timer That’s Sure To Please as a Stocking Stuffer Anyone who finds this toilet timer in their stocking is sure to break out into a laugh.Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Electric vehicle sales surge Electric vehicle (EV) sales experienced significant growth globally in 2024, rising 32% from 2023 for a third consecutive record high.Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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As temperatures continue to rise, the trend is expected to worsen, further reducing the likelihood of snow on Christmas Day in many parts of the country.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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But a one-judge grand jury began reviewing the case in 1998 and an arrest warrant was issued in 2000 for Michael Skakel, the nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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On December 26, 1963, syndicated Hollywood columnist Erskine Johnson issued a stark notice in newspapers across the United States.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department and several state attorneys general involved in the case have wanted to ensure that Google isn’t able to transfer its dominance in old-school search to this emerging field.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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The young actor is quickly turning into an emerging red carpet darling by working with Rembert.Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Outcrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcrop. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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