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The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Nvidia sees China as the second-largest potential market on the planet.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
For thousands of years, the planet’s largest hopping animal has remained Australia’s red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus).
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Indeed, at Davos, the event itself has shifted focus, looking now at how to cope with the worst elements of the climate crisis rather than, as in previous years, focusing on how to rapidly reduce planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Nvidia sees China as the second-largest potential market on the planet.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
For thousands of years, the planet’s largest hopping animal has remained Australia’s red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus).
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Indeed, at Davos, the event itself has shifted focus, looking now at how to cope with the worst elements of the climate crisis rather than, as in previous years, focusing on how to rapidly reduce planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
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However a key difference is that the Board of Peace’s globe is centered around the United States with only North America and parts of South America visible, while the UN globe is centered on the North Pole and show’s the whole world.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, many varieties are much more compact, such as 'Woodwardii' (shown here) that grows to a 4- to 5-foot globe, and ‘Tater Tot,’ which forms a rounded uniform ball 2–3 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide at maturity.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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America’s allies in Europe – wary of further Russian aggression, shouldering the burden of backing Ukraine and facing an increasingly hostile world order – have come to the same realization.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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CertiK has also collaborated with institutions such as Standard Chartered, HSBC, and Ant Group on digital asset initiatives, demonstrating that security expectations from the enterprise world can be met even in decentralized environments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Last March, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore returned to earth after being stranded in space for nine months.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The inventive dishes called to mind the blue zone pillar of nourishing our bodies with food from the earth, and left me contemplating how to incorporate more ingredients like these into my everyday diet.—
Mary Honkus,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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