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coveys

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plural of covey

as in swarms

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One operator controls swarms The company’s Strike Deck ground control software is designed to coordinate dozens of aircraft from a single operator.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
This comes as the war in Ukraine has already seen widespread deployment of such uncrewed surface vessels in combat, along with swarms of flying attack drones and ground robots.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
On Saturday, two coaches, certainly connected, faced each other at their new schools in the renewal of a historic rivalry.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

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The original Hyperloop concept envisioned passenger or cargo pods moving at extremely high speeds through low-pressure tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Called the Skynest, these six pods are arranged like bunk beds, each measuring in at about six feet, eight inches long and 25 inches wide.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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The pink tint of the guano reveals the balance of krill and fish in the penguins’ diet, allowing scientists to monitor the remote colonies and observe how the decline of Antarctic sea ice is altering the region’s food web.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
The youngest raccoons will spend a few weeks mostly indoors being bottle-fed by rehabbers until they’re vaccinated for diseases carried by cat colonies and dogs and are ready to move to outdoor pens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

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The project took critical minerals from end-of-life GM battery packs, processed them, and returned them to the supply chain for use in new battery cells.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Netflix recently released the official trailer, chock-full of retro-futuristic elements, like flying cars, jet packs, laser guns, aliens, and yes, a sultry femme fatale.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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