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The island is about 10 miles off the coast of Scotland and is basically a giant mound of granite sticking out of the ocean.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Ice tends to be weak when things are sticking out of it.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Early on Friday morning, the Euro model was projecting that Washington, DC, would receive about 4 inches of snow from this event, compared to the 18 inches put down by the GFS model.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI is projecting that its total revenue for 2030 will be more than $280 billion, with nearly equal contributions from its consumer and enterprise businesses, said the sources, who asked not to be named because the information is private.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Extending (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extending%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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