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The blockade is intended to pressure Iran, which has exported millions of barrels of oil, mostly to Asia, since the war began.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
For instance, in the future, there could be a prosthetic limb that feels and reacts to pressure without a battery pack, or a sensor inside a jet engine that tracks wear and tear using nothing but the engine’s vibration.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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The video compresses nearly an hour of totality into a short sequence, showing the precise alignment of the sun, moon and spacecraft, as the Artemis 2 crew flew around the far side of the moon on April 6.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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This one compresses a century of change into a decade.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Bear (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20%28down%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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