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sill

noun

Definition of sill

as in beam

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Recent Examples of sill The pilot ordinance that drew so many to City Hall had lowered the lead dust on window sills and troughs, but did not lower children’s lead levels as expected. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026 To avoid burnout, only tackle one room of windows per cleaning session, wiping down the glass, sills, and shades in each space. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026 The California Energy Commission, which tracks fuel inventory, said the state’s current jet fuel stock is sill sufficient. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026 Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sill

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Alexander Bazilevsky, a BNL physicist, and electromagnetic calorimetry manager for the ePIC detector, stated that the calorimeter will primarily measure electrons scattered by the beam.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Laser ablation, which aims a focused beam at cells, accounted for about 45% of procedures.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of beam

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Food and drink Portuguese cuisine is at the core of the culinary offering here—even handmade pizzas emerge from the wood-oven, topped with figs, smoked tuna, or Iberian pork.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Historians say there was enough wood in that logjam to build 20,000 three-bedroom homes.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Vinicius Jr started each of Brazil’s five matches at the World Cup and played a starring role in the group stage, lashing in an excellent goal against Morocco, scoring and assisting against Haiti, and adding a brace against Scotland.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Here, Varghese coordinates their physical therapy, builds their braces, fabricates their prostheses, and operates on their limbs, should things come to that.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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The kitchen’s electrical oven roasts them during the daytime; they’re then chilled and served cold, with hot sauce, a ramekin of mayonnaise, and a pile of pickle spears.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
There's a miniature sailboat mounted on a wall, a marble plinth bearing a pile of seashells.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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Andujar is out of the splint and has begun infield drills with his wrist taped.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Also spotted at practice but still out of action was fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who fractured a finger last week and wore a splint over multiple fingers on his right hand.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of splint

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Despite reducing that stake, her net worth has still increased due to market appreciation.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026
Owning a stake in a profitable, growing business that provides a wanted product or service over the long term is preferable to owning paper currency, which is destined to lose purchasing power over time.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of stake

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No details on injuries or fatalities were included in the post, which asked community members for video footage, photographs or any information related to the shooting.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
Lillian had been in intensive care since last week after being admitted for a fever that progressed into double vision, according to a post on her mother’s Facebook.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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