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The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Earth’s atmosphere filters out shorter wavelengths like blue and violet, refracting the longer red and orange wavelengths toward the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead of going dark, some sunlight still reaches the moon, glowing red because Earth’s atmosphere bends and filters the sunlight.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The vacuum has a fluffy optic cleaner head that not only cleans but also polishes hard floors.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Lorne Michaels cleans house following the milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live, one cast alum is shocked at mass exodus.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mindful breathing, meditation, and cupping therapies help clear toxins, while sound bowl and crystal chakra cleanses balance the body’s energy.—
Nina Patel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cowboys fans hoping the team flushes Dak, the way the Denver Broncos did with Russell Wilson, are better off hoping for a Texas snow storm in July.—
Mac Engel
September 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its self-cleaning cycle flushes the dirty water tank and removes debris from the vacuum brush.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hadid designed a rainwater collection and a water management system, which stores and purifies water from local wetlands and helps prevent flooding.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Astronauts get most of their water from an advanced water recycling system that collects and purifies wastewater.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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This immersive exchange builds empathy, refines messaging around real objections and creates a continuous feedback loop—aligning tactics, sharing ownership and driving measurable revenue growth.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The high milk content and prolonged conching (which refines and polishes the chocolate) of this 33 percent bar results in melt-in-your-mouth creaminess.—
Rebecca L. Rhoades,
Saveur,
20 Aug. 2025
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This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Leaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaches. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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