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The rumor mill fired up in earnest on April 6, when a handful of fans—first on Discogs and Reddit, then across social media—reported receiving VHS tapes imprinted with BoC’s hexagon-mesh logo.—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026 This led to our current model of how this hexagon was created and sustained itself.—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026 There, on a little cartoony hexagon of green, sat what looked like a fishbowl or snow globe.—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 There’s a particular collection that has several nicknames, like the winter hexagon, winter circle, winter oval and more.—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hexagon
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Greek hexagōnon, neuter of hexagōnos hexagonal, from hexa- + gōnia angle — more at -gon