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Recent Examples of constellate To make sense of a correspondence, however complete or incomplete, is to constellate fragmentary evidence, and make surmises about what is missing (including what may not have been apparent to the letter-writers themselves). Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020 Kathleen Shafer tells Judd’s story, and constellating stories about art, history, landscape, weather, the mysterious Marfa lights, economics, sociology and, of course, real estate. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017
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  • Already eliminated after collecting 0 points from their first two games, Pachuca could only regain some pride by avoiding defeat against Al Hilal in Nashville.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • The craft was outfitted with chemical sensing instruments that collect vapors and particles in the sky above the ocean.
    Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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  • Pam’s family and friends gathered in the courthouse in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside Boulder in April of 2019.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • However, runoff from these earlier heavy rain will gather in streams and other low-lying areas and is expected to prompt flash flooding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
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  • Analysts say it is used to develop and assemble centrifuges for uranium enrichment, a key technology that turns uranium into nuclear fuel.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • At the head of assembling these dream weekends of music is CEO Sarah Pancheri, who took over that role in 2024.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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  • As adoption data accumulates, expect regulatory clarity and updates to CPT codes, unlocking broader reimbursement pathways.
    Hui Sang Yun, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • It is recommended to clean your blinds every week or two so that dust and particles don’t accumulate.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
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  • Toy Story opened over Thanksgiving and amassed $39 million over the long five-day holiday weekend.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025
  • The bad news is that political will can be hard to amass.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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  • As a result, governance processes can’t corral or keep up with SaaS adoption.
    Corey Elinburg, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Who would corral the normie voters this time, the longer-shot candidates probably asked, if not the Gray Lady?
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 June 2025
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  • Malaysia has garnered a significant share of this investment, attracting multi-billion deals from the likes of Google, Oracle and Microsoft over the past 18 months.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
  • There were a few surprises as well, with catcher Francisco Alvarez opening up in third place, infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil garnering the fourth-most votes at second base, and Starling Marte currently holding the fifth-most at DH.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025

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“Constellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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