When it gives, it sounds like a volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica has hit the concrete-slab floor.

FORBES: Magazine Article

They picked up critters from as deep as 6km, and they did so using both typical trawling nets and a special box that was designed to scoop up a slab of ocean floor along with a slice of undisturbed water from immediately above it.

ECONOMIST: Biodiversity

The lithium-ion batteries are liquid cooled and packaged in a 4-inch thick slab that covers the entire floor pan of the car for a low center of gravity and a near 50-50 weight distribution.

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