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dirt

[durt] / dɜrt /


NOUN
soil
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With her cover blown anyway, Khosla crosses the powdery dirt yard to the trailer at the chipping yard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The veteran infielder stood by his locker at Dodger Stadium, his eyes red and watery, his uniform covered in dirt, knowing that when he pulled them off, it would be for the last time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Images released by emergency services showed rescue workers in high-visibility vests scrambling to move debris, rubble and dirt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

You talk about taking the slow road to retirement, not diverting down dirt tracks leading you to the Emerald City of AI, and how it seems, well, boring and safe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

He was barefoot and filthy, his bright orange hair dingy from dirt and grease.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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