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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dusting from this" is not standard or commonly used in written English.
It may be used in a context where one is referring to a light application or covering of something, but it lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "After the snowfall, there was just a dusting from this morning's flurries."
Alternatives: "a sprinkle of this" or "a light coating from this".
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So far, almost nobody has escaped a dusting from this looming decision.
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Wear safety goggles and rubber gloves and avoid inhaling the dust from this substance.
Besides, all 86 trails were open, with a fresh dusting from the night before.
In July, I was embedded with a Dust Off crew, this time from the 101st Airborne Division.
Make a dust pan from a plastic gallon milk jug.
Among the 34 pesticides measured in the dust samples, we selected seven for this analysis that were a) frequently detected in carpet dust samples from this study population (> 33% of residences), b) used extensively (> 100,000 kg/year) in California between 2000 and 2006, and c) used primarily in agriculture (> 50% of sales in California reported in the CPUR database).
(This will keep the flour mixture used for dusting from getting goopy with egg).
This smoke is a cloud of dust from the fall of ballistic rocks.
"A show like this polishes off the dust from a treasure.
"This is nirvana," exulted Mr. Stubbs, rubbing a century of dust from the desk.
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