as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
corn husks a high stone wall is the husk that protects the actor from prying curiosity seekers
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Recent Examples of husk
Anna Meyer, Cpt, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
This one is made from natural ingredients, including walnut husks, cleansing soap, and lemon essential oil.
—Leah Muncy, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
Stacy Adimando, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2017
Some sold for several hundred dollars, husks good only for spare parts.
—Aaron Calvin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019
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Psyllium Psyllium, which can come in husk or powder form, is a soluble fiber from the shrub Plantago psyllium.
—Anna Meyer, Cpt, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
This one is made from natural ingredients, including walnut husks, cleansing soap, and lemon essential oil.
—Leah Muncy, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
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While the fields are no longer burned today, the taste for the dark, smoky flour remains and producers in Puglia and around Italy now make industrialized grano arso flour and dried pastas from husked, deeply toasted grains.
—Stacy Adimando, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2017
Some sold for several hundred dollars, husks good only for spare parts.
—Aaron Calvin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019
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The bodywork, which is in great part a highly complex aerodynamic sheath, is made entirely of carbon-fiber.Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Corticosteroid injections, also called steroid injections and cortisone injections, can be injected into the tendon sheath at the base of the affected finger.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
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Gently roll/tap the eggs to release the shell and peel 5.Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Surrounded by his arsenal of keyboards, the 74-year-old peeled back the years with strong vocal performances.Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Police found casings from multiple different guns at the scene, the complaint states.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Castro said two other officers were standing in the street searching for shell casings when gunfire erupted.Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Testers wore the headphones in loud environments, from bustling NYC streets to their homes with barking dogs.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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No litter box, barking, or cleanup is required (yet).Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Pyongyang was already supplying Moscow with weapons: according to The Times of London, half of Russia’s shells used in the war have come from North Korea.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Outstanding breathability ⊕ Buffers wind ⊕ Extended sizing ⊗ Not the warmest A winter-weight wind shell, the Proton blocks knifelike gusts without trapping sweat.Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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The same goes for walnuts, the thicker the hull, the colder the winter.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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Modern Mill uses those hulls to manufacture ACRE in a zero-waste manufacturing facility in Fernwood, Mississippi that are distributed nationwide via two-step distribution.Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Officials issued an emergency decree banning all protests in the city, which will remain in effect through Thursday, boosted security at Jewish sites and prohibited the use of certain face coverings.Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Attendees were soon spotted at the event with their own white ear coverings in solidarity, spawning a wave of jokes on social media.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Husk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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