Definition of "sands" []

• Plural form of sand. (noun)
• Sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which (noun)
• A unit of time. (noun)
• A desert (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sand. (verb)

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• "The real solution to the horrors of the tar sands is to transition away from this devastating source of oil extraction and toward a green energy economy."
• "I think you are right about how the tar sands play out but the full cost (not incremental) of extracting actual oil out of the tar sands is probably higher than $50-80/bbl."
• "Finally, yes the finding costs of Veneluelan & Canadian tar sands is zero, but the development costs are very high."