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a sunken area forming a separate space the previous occupant's furniture had left some fairly noticeable indentations in the carpet
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Recent Examples of indentations When the band sits too high, the shoulder straps bear excess weight, often leading to deep indentations or tension. —
Malana Vantyler march 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 Even the faintest scratches and indentations become legible. —Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026 The three prisoners were dragged to the wall and made to kneel, their backs to the crowd, their heads fitted into the indentations. —Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells. —Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026 Ahead, see their professional guidance on removing these indentations and pointers to help prevent them from forming in the first place. —Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws. —Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026 Behind the case of salumi and a variety of spreads — all of which, aside from turkey and pastrami, are imported from Italy — rectangular focaccia loaves, golden brown with deep indentations, sat inside a basket covered with a gingham towel. —Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026 During impact tests, samples with larger grains continuously showed shallower indentations. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Malana Vantyler march 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 Even the faintest scratches and indentations become legible. —Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026 The three prisoners were dragged to the wall and made to kneel, their backs to the crowd, their heads fitted into the indentations. —Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells. —Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026 Ahead, see their professional guidance on removing these indentations and pointers to help prevent them from forming in the first place. —Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws. —Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026 Behind the case of salumi and a variety of spreads — all of which, aside from turkey and pastrami, are imported from Italy — rectangular focaccia loaves, golden brown with deep indentations, sat inside a basket covered with a gingham towel. —Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026 During impact tests, samples with larger grains continuously showed shallower indentations. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
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Smooth Dents and Remove Stains from Wood Wooden floors and tables can be extremely prone to dents, nicks, and stains, but an iron can be a surprisingly effective way to clear off water stains and smooth out dents.— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
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Check your propane level and inspect the tank for any visible dents or damage if using a gas grill.— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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Eating ultraprocessed pancakes for breakfast, chips with lunch, a bag of cookies for a snack and a pizza for dinner could quickly add up.— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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New orders for the specialized and embedded chips that NXP and its peers make—not to be confused with the high-performance AI silicon that gets all the news headlines—are finally rising after a long slump going all the way back to the COVID-19 pandemic.— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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The Buckeyes spent 15 spring practices trying to fill holes and develop young talent to fill the void created by NFL attrition.— Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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So, nine holes into his pro-am practice round on Thursday, hours before the real competition started, Retief Goosen changed his grip.— Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Three years after his departure, the indents of Bob Myers’ fingerprints remain on the Warriors organization due to the compounding mistakes of Dunleavy’s tenure.— Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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The nail indents in the walls, however, are still there.— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Install Multiple Houses Different species of native bees use nesting cavities of different sizes.— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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Many communities have chosen to add fluoride to the tap water for decades, as a public health measure that is estimated to reduce cavities by around 25%.— Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
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These pits can merge to form larger depressions, with floors often covered in polygonal patterns resulting from stresses caused by water freezing and sublimating as Mars' climate changes across the aeons, triggered by changes in the Red Planet's axial tilt.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Researchers in Saudi Arabia have figured out how to turn date pits into artificial bones.— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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This creates an intricate network of microscopic cracks that, in addition to visible furrows, help retain the water elephants douse themselves in to stay cool.— Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Indentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/indentations. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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