underside
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As a result of the changes, Dembele filled his boots after Mbappe struck the underside of the crossbar inside the opening minute.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
To investigate the process, the team combined a highly detailed map of the underside of the Fimbulisen Ice Shelf with a high resolution computer model of the ocean cavity beneath it.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Ajinomoto, the Japanese food company best known for commercializing monosodium glutamate, used its chemistry knowledge to make a specialized film used in the underside layer of a chip alongside T-glass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
I tap the underside of the table and start doing my box breathing.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
The spider remains motionless on the undersides of leaves, the same location where Gibellula fungi are commonly found.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Analysis has shown Punk and Emo had smooth undersides, indicating they likely lived on the seabed.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Aescape has heated “hands,” which look like giant pads with touch points on their undersides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
More walnuts — this time sliced so that their intricate innards are revealed as crisp cross-sections — are attached to the undersides of the beveled-glass tops of coffee tables, like specimens captured on microscope slides.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
The flames just kiss the birches nearby and char the undersides of their limbs; ever after, the scars will curl under to protect the fissures left by the fire.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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