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as in echoes
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Within this landmark, 225 rooms—including 13 singular train station suites—now serve as a design lover’s sanctuary where the echoes of steam engines meet a contemporary swing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026 -
For some lawmakers, the vote on a war powers resolution carried echoes of past moments when Congress went on record in matters of war.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The beams would be far brighter than the full moon and, even if carefully pointed, would scatter in the atmosphere to be very bright off-beam, disrupting wildlife and effectively destroying the sky’s remaining natural beauty by erasing the stars from our sight.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Named after Austrian engineer Josef Melan, the design, which allowed for faster construction, incorporated arched steel beams supporting concrete arches that supported the bridge’s structure.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the distance, rays of light danced off Pure Amazon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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This Quince 100% Organic Cotton Poplin Long-sleeve Shirt is lightweight yet crisp, ideal for a cool spring day or the hot summer sun’s rays.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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The month of March could be an opportune time to catch a northern lights display, as an increase of solar activity and the spring equinox could make auroras more likely in the coming weeks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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On Ganymede, the auroras are produced via interactions with Jupiter's vast magnetosphere rather than the solar wind.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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But fuel analysts say the economic repercussions from the war in Iran may soon be seen in shops, grocery stores and potentially in higher air fares.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then the war curdled into a quagmire that destabilized the region, drained American lives and treasure, boosted Iran, and helped fuel a wave of radicalization whose repercussions still ripple through global politics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Judges, rather than legislators or business leaders, are making serious efforts to address the implications of artificial intelligence for society, as demonstrated by recent federal court rulings on copyright and attorney-client privilege.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The findings may have broader implications beyond planetary defense, notes Masatoshi Hirabayashi, another DART scientist who was not directly involved with the new study and an associate professor in aerospace engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Researchers say the streaks were likely formed by debris spun off from Dimorphos' binary companion, Didymos, that drifted between the two bodies and landed in slow-motion impacts.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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When players defend titles or compile winning streaks, a sense of inevitability can be attached to them.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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