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The exterior membrane of a dunnart ovum, which is about 0.2 millimetres in diameter, turns out to be very difficult to penetrate, Ord explained.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Residents can still use barbecue grills, smokers, or small cooking pits with a fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
In Joplin, Missouri, a gust of 79 mph was measured, and hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell near Bridge Creek and Amber, Oklahoma, the service said.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
By definition, microplastics are fragments of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Residents can still use barbecue grills, smokers, or small cooking pits with a fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
In Joplin, Missouri, a gust of 79 mph was measured, and hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell near Bridge Creek and Amber, Oklahoma, the service said.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
By definition, microplastics are fragments of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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