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So did dozens of journalists hoping only to file a story with a Madrid dateline and thereby prove their access and daring via this war of fascism against democracy, pitting the great powers of the world against one another in shadowy combat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026 -
The moon's immense shadow was also spied by South Korea's GEO-KOMPSAT-2A weather satellite from its perch 22,370 miles (36,000 km) above Earth in geostationary orbit, close to the shadowy line of the night-day terminator.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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And now that the alerts system has gone live, users receive a tiny, fuzzy image with some astronomical metadata of each observation that fits their criteria—all just a couple of minutes after Rubin captures the original image.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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One of her favorite specimens was the rain beetle, a fuzzy scarab-like insect that can't feed as an adult, relying solely on fat stores from its larval stages.—
Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Only a small, faint population of stars would exist at the center of these galaxies, which could be identifiable through the detection of several globular clusters bound together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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First, the moon enters the faint outer shadow of the Earth, or the penumbra, where dimming is subtle; this is the penumbral eclipse.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Related Articles Between her messy buns, muddy blond coloring and makeup-free complexion, Bessette-Kennedy’s beauty was, and still is, revered for its simplicity.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Here’s where the conversation usually gets muddy.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2026
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When that might happen is highly uncertain, and completely up to Guthrie, given this month’s agonizing and all-consuming search for her mother Nancy.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The uncertain availability and high prices have been complicating plans for out-of-town fans hoping to travel to North American cities for matches.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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During daylight hours, the species stays inactive in shaded areas.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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The spectacularly old among them sat in folding chairs beside the shaded stage, while the merely elderly stood just behind.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Standing beside Hughes was a nurse, her starched white cap perched high on her head, her face an indistinct blur.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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My crystal ball is a little foggy as to the future of tropical trees after such a hard freeze.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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The remainder of the night generally will be foggy, with dense fog and very low visibility possible through daybreak.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Shadowlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowlike. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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