square inch
Americannoun
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The hand-spun yarn dyed in natural colours is woven on handlooms, packing in between 300 and several thousand knots per square inch, depending on the intricacy of the design.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“If every square inch of the land is developed,” Mr. Moore writes, “there will be no future for any of the species whose biology requires a semblance of wild land.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
They’re working hard to make each square inch explorable, creating, at the time of the interview, a sandcastle to be hidden in the restroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
“Her love for the children just reached every square inch of the school,” said Skipper, the Cahaba Heights parent of a second grader who moved to the neighborhood specifically for the school.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
We entertain ourselves by pretending there is still some square inch of countryside that we haven’t discovered yet.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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