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The feature occasionally appears, unprompted, when the app detects low storage, but there's no known way to activate it manually.
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Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The new moon, which brings Uranus’ total number of known moons to 29, is currently designated at S/2025 U1 but doesn’t have an official name yet.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Police in Vermont briefly looked for a connection between McGann and an unsolved homicide in that state in 2023, but said there is no known connection between the two.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
There are no known injuries or any threat to the public at this time, city officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The new moon, which brings Uranus’ total number of known moons to 29, is currently designated at S/2025 U1 but doesn’t have an official name yet.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Police in Vermont briefly looked for a connection between McGann and an unsolved homicide in that state in 2023, but said there is no known connection between the two.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
There are no known injuries or any threat to the public at this time, city officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
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