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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
Observers suggest that the test increases pressure on the United States and NATO to reconsider current policies and adapt to the introduction of underwater nuclear drones capable of evading ballistic missile shields.
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Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
While effective, Whipple shields are heavy, costly, and prone to fragmentation on impact, ironically adding more debris to the environment they’re meant to protect.
More than once, activists documented people on Terminal Island, a part of LA, removing plates from vehicles.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
Its hot water function makes quick work of sticky messes on the floor (a godsend in my house, since my kids have taken to tipping plates with maple syrup onto the floor) and the steam cleaning setting easily clears deeper stains and eliminates odors.
Underwater drones can be deployed to inspect cruise ship hulls looking for anything that may create drag such as barnacles and chipped paint, while robots are being tested to do the actual hull maintenance, all to improve fuel efficiency.
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Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
29 Oct. 2025
Our origin story begins with ships — wooden hulls carrying settlers across the Atlantic to Jamestown in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620.
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).
With the help of vacuum bags, one traveler fit two pairs of jeans, two pairs of joggers, two jackets, socks and underwear, Nike slides, four shirts, and toiletries.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
Suede Pants The return of boho-chic aesthetics has made suede jackets, bags, and shoes cooler than ever.
This worldwide effort mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children under age 5 every month, with a goal of sparking a lifetime love of reading.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 Oct. 2025
In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample.
At its core, astrology is a map for self-awareness and one of the most underrated tools in this map is the 12 astrological houses.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
An investment banker who segued into business development, and later communications and merchandising for fashion houses including Prada, Gucci and Bottega Veneta, Bellettini helmed the Saint Laurent brand from 2013 until last January.
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