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inches
Noun
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The blade was at least ten inches long and double-edged, honed on one side with a wavy scalloped finish, the other a jagged toothing like a lumberjack’s saw.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026 -
Once detected, disease should be pruned out several inches below the infected area.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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“Striking distances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striking%20distances. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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