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Recent Examples of cruseFor Jews, the Maccabees' story and the legend of the single cruse of oil burning eight days signals the possibility that a dedicated few, inspired by faith in their purpose, can reshape history.—Joshua M. Davidson, CNN, 28 Nov. 2021
The entire vessel then caught fire and was burning for some time.
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Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Three helicopters and a thermal drone had been involved in the search by air over the Bali Strait, while about 20 vessels and fishing boats were mobilized for the sea search, Suyatno said.
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arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
The refining process is simple distillation but with a lot of unnecessary pouring from one beaker to another to another ... all under a carport atop a gravel driveway in the backyard of his house.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
Warm bodies in lab coats dissect the ingredients, studying and categorizing them in beakers and Petri dishes.
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