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But oxygen on Jupiter is mostly locked away in water, which condenses deep below the visible clouds, far beyond the reach of instruments in orbit around the gas giant.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Coastal fog — which forms when moist air condenses over the cool, ocean water and drifts toward shore — then picks up water evaporating from the ocean surface, allowing methyl mercury to hitch a ride onto land.—
Daniella Garcia Almeida,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The schedule stiffens over the final four with Green Bay and Jacksonville at home, a Christmas night game at Kansas City and then Week 18 at home against the Los Angeles Chargers.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
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The light stiffens and grabs hold of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then the storm moves on, the sun returns, and the surface hardens again, cracked and chalky, as if the place is trying to erase the evidence that water ever touched it.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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But her attitude toward them eventually hardens.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
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This happens when the younger, smooth bark heats up on the south or southwest side of the trunk on sunny winter days, then quickly freezes as temperatures drop quickly at night.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Mercury in Capricorn solidifies new ties!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
1 Jan. 2026
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His performance in Marty Supreme solidifies something that’s been true for his entire career.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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