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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
earth .
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Examples
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All the earths are more or less endowed with alkaline properties; but there are four, barytes, magnesia, lime, and strontites, which are called _alkaline earths_, because they possess those qualities in so great a degree, as to entitle them, in most respects, to the rank of alkalies.
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"Securing stable long-term supplies of mining resources including rare earths is one of Japan 's important diplomatic goals," Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said at a press conference this month.
Japan Scrambles for Rare Earth Yuka Hayashi 2010
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But how rare are the rare earth elements and why are they called earths?
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Demand for rare earths is skyrocketing due to new applications in products such as electric cars and wind turbines.
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MAJOR PLOT FLAW! jason_md2020 on Jun 5, 2008 he got caught in earths gravitational pull as stated in the movie #6 dac_fan on Jun 5, 2008
Official Title Revealed - Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Alright, so maybe it’s not a multiverse, but two earths is a step forwards.
DC Reveals ‘Crisis’ Animated Feature « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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What we are pursuing is the sustainable development of rare earths, which is necessary to meet national needs -- and also the needs of the world, the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Mr. Wen as saying during a speech he gave at the China-EU Business Summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
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What we are pursuing is the sustainable development of rare earths, which is necessary to meet national needs -- and also the needs of the world, the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Mr. Wen as saying during a speech he gave at the China-EU Business Summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
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This is what is meant by the stars not having, like the planets, a _parallax_; that is, the earths 'orbit, as seen from them, does not subtend a measurable angle.
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There is promise there of great wealth in ores and earths, which is no wealth by reason of being so far removed from water and workable conditions, but men are bewitched by it and tempted to try the impossible.
GHibbs commented on the word earths
Foxes and badgers live in earths. The earths of the electrical equipment in homes are sometimes removed during home improvements. Earths are the plural of the noun earth.
March 17, 2014