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brown study

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Structural studies revealed wide-open cavities that accommodate large plastic polymers.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Seven billionaires who have publicly moved out of California account for roughly $540 billion in wealth, CBS News reported, citing the study.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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While today The Attico’s bestsellers range from the Anja bomber jacket to the Fern cargo pants that have found a big fan in the duo’s ultimate muse Cher, Tordini and Ambrosio included in the new capsule collection nods to their own favorite pieces.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
In broad, romantic strokes, Diotima is Scott’s ultimate muse.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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When your seatmate is leading a Q1 strategy session, staring out the window and daydreaming—one of the most distinct opportunities of flying—may seem like time wasted.

— Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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But the factor that seems to unite everyone is a sense of repetition—no matter the style, writers will play the same songs over and over again to reach a kind of creative trance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The anniversary lineup brings together international club names, returning Pitch favorites and a large contingent of Australian artists across house, techno, breakbeat, jungle, trance and other corners of electronic music.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of trance

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These rosy reveries gradually darken as Wilde remembers succumbing to hedonism, deceit, debt, and disgrace.

— Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
In a place filled with people confronting the challenge of rebuilding their lives, the lyrics of one particular song were a reverie.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of reverie

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The effects crew also rebuilt Rocky’s transparent xenonite barriers digitally to remove reflections, hide operators and maintain the complicated play of light through the set.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
But then the story stalls, zeroes in on some incidental detail, and collapses into a mode of reflection that is circular and recursive.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

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