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Meanings of tar balls in English

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Usage of tar balls in English
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However, tar balls washed ashore on Alabama's Dauphin Island resort at the weekend.
Reuters
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Oil debris and tar balls have been reported in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
Reuters
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It has also sent tar balls ashore on beaches in Florida.
Reuters
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It also has sent tar balls ashore on beaches in Florida.
The Irish Times
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So far, only a few northwest Florida beaches have been littered with tar balls.
Reuters
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But laboratory tests subsequently showed the tar balls were not from the BP spill.
Reuters
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The smaller pieces it breaks into are tar balls.
Reuters
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The city's beaches remained open after clean-up crews removed the tar balls from shore, authorities said.
The Irish Times
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By Wednesday morning, however, tar balls were few and far between and no oil sheen was present.
Reuters
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The source of the tar balls has not been determined, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
Reuters
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The consistency of the oil, a cross between tar balls and fresh crude, has made collection difficult.
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Until then, debris from the spill had been limited in the state to relatively small tar balls.
Reuters
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Once tar balls hit the beaches, they may be picked up by hand or by beach-cleaning machinery.
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Charlie Crist said on Wednesday, standing on a white sand beach in Pensacola marred by tar balls.
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The source of the tar balls remains unknown at this time, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
Reuters
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But news of the tar balls in Florida raised concerns that the leaked oil's reach was expanding dramatically.
Reuters
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