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One particular scene crystallizes this approach.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025 -
The researchers, led by geochemist Liuqing He of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered for the first time that the fern species Blechnum orientale, naturally crystallizes REE minerals within its tissues above ground in ordinary conditions.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
24 Nov. 2025
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The former slingshots between harmony and hysteria; the latter petrifies its beauty under a haze of ashy gray powder.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Nov. 2025
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The schedule stiffens over the final four with Green Bay and Jacksonville at home, a Christmas night game at Kansas City and then Week 18 at home against the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
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The light stiffens and grabs hold of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Case-hardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-hardens. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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