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Recent Examples of panopliesThe Middle East, particularly Dubai and Saudi Arabia, is surging ahead, drawing both developers and buyers with a combination of ambitious new projects, panoplies of high-end amenities, and a willingness to experiment with lifestyle concepts.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Naval warfare goes a bit clingy as Lockheed Martin unveils its robotic Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), which can hitch a ride on friendly ships or submarines by latching onto their hulls to conserve power.
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David Szondy
February 09,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
Engineers might be closing in on the dream of ships that stay afloat even as water pours into their hulls.
Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.
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Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Taylor, then with her fourth husband Richard Burton, wanted to ditch her formal '50s style of long skirts and tasteful sheaths.
Time draws these kids osmotically through a membrane, turning them into things like us, adults captured by the brittle carapaces of our egos.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).
Controlled at different periods by Chinese, Indians, Portuguese, and Dutch settlers, the city boasts red brick houses typical of the Netherlands, a number of Portuguese buildings, and mosques and temples representing its Chinese and Malay past.
The grassroots group has sponsored educational forums on water conservation, waste management, worm farming, composting, electrification of houses along with renewable energy.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026