underside
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undersides
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Scientists discovered that the shape of the underside of the ice shelf strongly affects how seawater circulates below it.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
They often keep the underside of each slab as it is instead of flattening the bottoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Max Beier almost put Dortmund ahead in the first half but his effort was deflected by Denis Vavro's last-ditch block onto the underside of the bar.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
United then shocked the home side, taking the lead five minutes into the second half through a superb strike from Patrick Dorgu, who hammered in a shot off the underside of the crossbar.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
You didn’t care that the metal sign was crushing—grating—the underside of your car.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Over two days in July, his team did eight one-hour dives, exploring the undersides of rocky reefs to count the eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Aescape has heated “hands,” which look like giant pads with touch points on their undersides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Certain species, like the pythons, have specialized muscles that connect their ribs directly to their skin, allowing them to use just the skin on their undersides to push against the ground and move forward.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
Unlike their durable exoskeleton, their undersides, including the legs, are much softer so are rarely fossilized unless the perfect conditions are met.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Her returning memory had told her nothing of the way the leaves in summer showed their undersides as a storm approached, then withered and dropped when the nights were chill.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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