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Recent Examples of planetary This growing family of moon rocks around Earth is packed with insights about our planetary backyard. Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Quarterly earnings frequently overshadow deeper questions about ecological thresholds, broader planetary boundaries, or social consequences. London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 The Virtual Telescope Project in Italy is offering viewers a chance to catch this mesmerizing planetary alignment during a free webcast today (Jan. 25). Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025 As a rare planetary parade illuminated the evening sky, a few lucky guests here on Earth gathered to celebrate the NIGO Knows & Pharrell Knows Too sales, hosted through Williams’ digital auction house, Joopiter. Sam Falb, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for planetary 
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  • According to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agriculture specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport found the 37 giant beetles concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The family-style feast includes fan-favorite dishes like the 18-ounce giant meatball, Nonna’s Sunday Gravy Pasta, chicken Parmigiana, Mediterranean brick-oven pizza and more.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The startup founded in 2023 has said its AI models either match or outperform top U.S. rivals at a fraction of the cost, challenging the view that scaling AI requires vast computing power and investment.
    Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Philadelphia followed that up with a huge 55-23 victory over the Commanders, with Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts each scoring three touchdowns on the ground and the latter adding a TD throw.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The water then was pumped throughout the city via a circuitous network of huge pipes, many of them buried under Greenmount Avenue and York Road.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • One thing management certainly has announced is a gigantic restructuring of TV and digital assets.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Authorities have built a gigantic tent city on the banks of the rivers to accommodate the millions of pilgrims and tourists attending the festival -- equipped with 3,000 kitchens, 150,000 toilets, roads, electricity, water, communication towers and 11 hospitals, according to the Associated Press.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, Borealis will sail through Spain and Portugal, blending Iberian culture with this astronomical spectacle.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The notification is meant to put the astronomical community on alert to collect as much information as possible on the near-Earth object (NEO) in question.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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  • That isn’t to say there aren’t grand flourishes or sequences that require tremendous logistical complexity.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The region has seen tremendous loss as thousands of people have been killed in the response to Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • The traders always move on eventually, often after having made enormous sums of money.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, there is enormous uncertainty about the fate of federal grants, including those for taxpayer assistance.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Despite excellent reviews and audience scores, ticket sales collapsed by a massive 68% from its debut.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
  • As for Cooper, who is a massive Eagles fan, he was seen arriving to the game with his daughter Irina by his side, in addition to Chiefs superfan Rudd.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025

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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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