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fathoms

verb

present tense third-person singular of fathom

as in plumbs

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels

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Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.

— Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
As Latifi plumbs the industry, what stands out is just how manufactured this content is, and how often the children are being manipulated to perform.

— Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026

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According to co-corresponding author Liu, the fabrication process scales easily.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Refillable options are no longer confined to specialty stores, and the gap with traditional sticks is narrowing as the category scales.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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