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What is an inner core?

What is an inner core? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see inner,‎ core.
  2. (planetology) The solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure, distinct from the liquid outer core.
    1. (geology) The innermost part of the Earth, believed to be made of a nickel-iron alloy.
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But he is a man with his own agenda and not part of Chirac's inner core of close associates.
The farmer passed handfuls of flax through a tool called a flax brake to break up the hard inner core.
King revealed the inner core of Deep Throat as a self-assured man who had no regrets.
Our planet's shadow has two parts, a dark inner core called the umbra and a pale outer fringe called the penumbra.
The sensing unit was in an inner core, surrounded by an atmosphere of pressurized helium.
When it explodes, the outer part is aspherical, but as we see lower down, the dense inner core is spherical.

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