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Recent Examples of blue-sky
That leaves philanthropy: the most compelling alternative is for Gulf philanthropists to begin directing a larger proportion of their expenditure to blue-sky research that can have strategic value.
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Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Organizations like Google Brain have thrived by giving teams autonomy to pursue blue-sky ideas, leading to breakthroughs such as Transformer models that revolutionized NLP.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the early ’90s, born of a desire to champion the subversive, disruptive advent of the internet—and the hackers, hustlers, and blue-sky lunatics consumed by the possibilities of a digitized and interconnected planet.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 19 May 2025
But the big reason your skin is more likely to burn has to do with all that fresh powder that skiers and snowboarders crave, especially on perfect, blue-sky days.
—Steven R. Fassnacht, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The original Malibu Line piece from 1978 was documented on a blue-sky, clear day, with Lita’s blue line cascading into the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
—Laura O’Neill, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Other experts have argued that the world must keep building conventional networks to serve hard-to-reach areas, just in case those blue-sky ideas don’t pan out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017
Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Organizations like Google Brain have thrived by giving teams autonomy to pursue blue-sky ideas, leading to breakthroughs such as Transformer models that revolutionized NLP.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the early ’90s, born of a desire to champion the subversive, disruptive advent of the internet—and the hackers, hustlers, and blue-sky lunatics consumed by the possibilities of a digitized and interconnected planet.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 19 May 2025
But the big reason your skin is more likely to burn has to do with all that fresh powder that skiers and snowboarders crave, especially on perfect, blue-sky days.
—Steven R. Fassnacht, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The original Malibu Line piece from 1978 was documented on a blue-sky, clear day, with Lita’s blue line cascading into the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
—Laura O’Neill, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Other experts have argued that the world must keep building conventional networks to serve hard-to-reach areas, just in case those blue-sky ideas don’t pan out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
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Commissioned by Lincoln Center, the solarpunk narrative explores themes of survival, climate reckoning, and generational power struggles aboard a floating utopian colony in the Pacific Ocean.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ramírez planted the flag in the infield grass before Slider grabbed it, engaged with a sea of fans who didn’t want to abandon the utopian setting at the ballpark, and then handed it to David Fry.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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For more than a century, people have wondered if the city is ungovernable; with the exception of Fiorello La Guardia, who had New Deal money raining down on him, every idealistic leader who has been elected mayor has left City Hall in some way battered by it.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The trend for the last twenty years is for a Balkanized internet—not the idealistic worldwide web, but local internet without much access to the outside.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as someone who lives in an NYC apartment and doesn’t have the worries of car ownership or a pet to clean up after, the machine felt bulky and impractical for my lifestyle.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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The girls are wearing heeled white dance shoes that are defiantly impractical for the city streets, in striking contrast to the robust sneakers that everyone else has on.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hamas and mediators also say the plan's 72-hour return window is likely unrealistic.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Another commenter humorously points out the unrealistic expectations of last-minute requests.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The second and more fanciful rescue comes some months later, after Wilbur has outgrown the Arables’ farm and settled into a bigger one down the road.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, some of your thinking might be a bit fanciful or far-out.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Directors’ roles are growing in scope and complexity—no longer limited to monitoring and compliance, but demanding decisive, visionary leadership in the face of uncertainty.—
Lara Abrash,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Versace will join forces with the Latin American Fashion awards to honor and champion the most visionary designers, artists and cultural innovators from across Latin America and its global diaspora.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The best Korean makeup products boast similarly innovative formulas as their skin-care counterparts, acting as complexion multitaskers—often with imaginative packaging that adds points for function and whimsy.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Accessory trends, such as potion belts, hint at the love for immersive and imaginative experiences.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, five episodes later, only five couples left the pods engaged and set out for a romantic getaway.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The romantic sparks transcended the boundaries of the screen, with the pair dating in real life from 2007 to 2010.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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