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Before Penelope and Colin's love story played out on season 3, fans were already anticipating the best friends coupling up.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026 -
This methodology allows the power system to adapt in real time, which improves energy coupling efficiency and prevents potential damage to reactor subsystems caused by load instability.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Frequent mate switching combined with low reproductive ‘skew’ and possibly the active avoidance of mating with close relatives, may be effective strategies to maintaining the genetic health of relatively small populations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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Jackie and Shadow’s prior mating seasons have been marked by cycles of celebration and heartbreak.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Pairing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing%20off. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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