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His blistering fractions tell that tale.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026 -
According to a securities filing, Corning granted Nvidia warrants to purchase up to 3 million shares — at an exercise price of fractions of a penny — for a total of $500 million.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Noun
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First, lasers excite atoms into Rydberg states.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The beautiful display of lights results from a form of space weather, according to NASA, when high-energy space particles violently collide with atoms of gas in a planet's atmosphere, close to its magnetic pole.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.—
Alexandria Mitchem Hansen,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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These include the manipulation of certain kinds of small molecules—the backbone of many different types of medicines, from antibiotics to corticosteroids.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Mattias Balk | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bristol and Hengrui will each contribute assets and will work together on developing new drugs, making China look less like a source of one-off molecules and more like a part of pharma's global research and development operating system, Baran said.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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Fox News released snippets of Hannity's interview before the full interview from Beijing airs on Thursday evening.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Of course, this being DC and the WHCD, there are always whispers and smoke.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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The amount of hearing patients gained varied, but 80% achieved at least some significant hearing restoration and 42% ended up with normal hearing, which included the ability to hear whispers, Regeneron says.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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Pastoral care, safeguarding, academic standards, finance, HR, and operations all have to move as one unit, or the work fragments.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Professional angler Cole Huskins of Gastonia won the recent Turtlebox Bassmaster Open on the lake with a three-day total catch of 47 pounds, 14 ounces.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2026
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Nunley’s fish weighed in at a staggering 15 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces and measured 27 7/8 inches long, officially breaking a state record that had stood for more than 11 years.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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