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The catastrophe prompted a massive federal effort to drain and contain the Everglades, including the construction of the earthen 143-mile Herbert Hoover Dike around the entire lake.—Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025 Jackson took me down through a small doorway into a large room with an earthen floor.—Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025 Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires.—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 The smoke of the cooking process is symbolized by the smoky, semi-opaque glass used, while the texture of the dark ceramic base is meant to evoke the volcanic rocks that line the earthen pit.—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for earthen
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