as in vast
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
Firms such as Kéré Architecture, Mariam Issoufou Architects, and MASS have embraced the approach to honor traditional aesthetics — not just in Africa — and help reduce the industry’s planetary footprint.
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions, Space News reports.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
As planetary geologists, my colleagues and I are excited by this next phase of lunar exploration as humans get closer to the prospect of in-person fieldwork on the Moon again.
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Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
To Paré-Poupart, this reality is not just a planetary insult but also a personal one.
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Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions, Space News reports.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
As planetary geologists, my colleagues and I are excited by this next phase of lunar exploration as humans get closer to the prospect of in-person fieldwork on the Moon again.
—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
To Paré-Poupart, this reality is not just a planetary insult but also a personal one.
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Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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The vast majority of those flights — 80% of them — have been dedicated to building out the company's Starlink broadband megaconstellation in low Earth orbit.
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In the final days of the war, the Nazis sought to destroy the party’s vast collection of membership cards and took them to a pulp mill near Munich for that reason.
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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The bodice also included a giant bow at the neck.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers.
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While running your air conditioner is likely a must, there are actually other ways to keep your home cooler that don't involve blasting your AC or a gigantic electric bill.
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Those include partnering to develop digital workflows and their joint-ownership in the Terafab facility that plans to produce a gigantic one terawatt a year in compute hardware.
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The statement raised questions about whether Micron’s astronomical stock run this year was driven by momentum trading rather than fundamentals.
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But recent astronomical observations have spurred scientists to look further into a less popular idea — that the two are in fact physically intertwined.
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After soaring to tremendous heights and leading the market for years, AI stocks have been under pressure recently because of worries their profits can’t possibly keep pace with the tremendous rallies for their stock prices.
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Seismic events release tremendous amounts of seismic energy.
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But for prices, the distinction makes an enormous difference, Kaneva noted.
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The wave that hit downtown Kansas City on Thursday wasn’t like what the city has seen before, even in enormous parades for Chiefs’ Super Bowl or Royals’ World Series victories.
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The country also has made a massive push to switch to electric vehicles, which reduced Chinese oil consumption by 1 million barrels per day, the International Energy Agency estimates.
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The brand is celebrating Prime Day with massive markdowns on its latest and greatest electronics like the Apple Watch SE 3, the AirPods Pro 3, and the 2026 MacBook Air laptop.
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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