noun
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Origin of sheeting
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At night, they slept in bunk beds with only plastic sheeting over the mattress, and one very thin blanket.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Today, they’re manufactured from aluminum with reflective sheeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Nuwakot, AFP photographers on Tuesday saw people scouring through mud into the rubble of their homes for usable items, some clearing away dirt and stringing up plastic sheeting for shelter in the ruins.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The often-expansive data-center buildings typically have steel frames made up of wall pillars, roof joists and roof sheeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The plastic sheeting on the roof rose here and there, tugged by the wind.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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