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Under this explanation, the finer, silty deposits were deposited first from a farther-away quake on the Cascadia subduction zone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

The silty, sandstone beds containing the footprints are rapidly eroding under the coastal tides and waves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

The sediment layers include muddy, silty deposits from roaring rivers called wadis that form in the desert during once-every-quarter-century rains.

From Scientific American • Oct. 24, 2022

Gravediggers piled up the silty white earth and placed chrysanthemums on the grave.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

He rose from his chair and stepped to the coffeemaker, pouring out a silty cup for me, and then one for himself.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee