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Recent Examples of levitation
By the second half of last week, the tape had settled back into a low-drama upward grind, the kind of boring-is-beautiful action that often prevails in trending bull markets, including Friday’s late-day levitation to seal a 5.3% weekly gain.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 May 2025
McCartney, who originated the role in London, promises a Broadway show that’s harder, faster, better — and packed with more high-tech onstage illusions including levitation and elaborate set pieces that arrive from all directions.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
For much of its history, the Church has had to defend itself against accusations that levitations, apparitions, and other miracles were not the work of God but that of the devil.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Seven months later, playing for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Carter capped his year of levitation by jumping over France’s 7-2 center, Frederic Weis, en route to a violent, yet somehow, also, elegant, slam in a preliminary round game.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 May 2025
McCartney, who originated the role in London, promises a Broadway show that’s harder, faster, better — and packed with more high-tech onstage illusions including levitation and elaborate set pieces that arrive from all directions.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
For much of its history, the Church has had to defend itself against accusations that levitations, apparitions, and other miracles were not the work of God but that of the devil.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Seven months later, playing for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Carter capped his year of levitation by jumping over France’s 7-2 center, Frederic Weis, en route to a violent, yet somehow, also, elegant, slam in a preliminary round game.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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How to watch SpaceX Starlink launch livestream As with most SpaceX missions, the launch will be available to stream on the company's website and its new X TV mobile app, beginning about five minutes before liftoff.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Super Heavy alone is powered by 33 of SpaceX’s Raptor engines that give the initial burst of thrust at liftoff.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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According to The Independent, the helicopter lost contact eight minutes after takeoff.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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For instance, in 2014 NASA initiated studies into electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts; this was seven years in advance of the Air Force’s Agility Prime initiative or later Army interest in these concepts.—
Mike Hirschberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy wiener dog races, a biergarten, German food, stein hoist and lederhosen competitions and more.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, the hot tub can only be reached by climbing a small flight of stairs and does not have a hoist.—
Ronny Maye,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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What the Panama Playlists reveal The playlists range from ironic to eyebrow-raising, with some choices feeling almost too on the nose.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Curiosity is the key to connection Scientists and parenting experts have come a long way toward understanding how brain science can inform child-raising.—
Nancy L. Weaver,
The Conversation,
21 Aug. 2025
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Afternoon temperatures topped out in the 80s to mid 90s at lower elevations to the upper 60s and 70s at higher elevations.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This 15-hectare subalpine meadow is at 3,200 m elevation and adjacent to Colorado’s largest wilderness area, with minimal human impact.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the West Coast may see continued increases ahead in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada due to seasonal refinery maintenance and the shutdown of a refinery in Southern California, which will keep supply tight.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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But an increase in appreciation and funding isn’t the only thing needed to improve special education.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes is scheduled to get a nearly $7 million raise with his salary and bonuses next year.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, both Novy in an email and Meyer in avideo asked the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council to recommend raises for PTD recipients.—
TOM KERTSCHER,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crew 10 commander Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov were strapped in and ready for blastoff from historic pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center at 7:48 p.m. EDT.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m. Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).—
Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
10 May 2024
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“Levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levitation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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