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The process typically starts with the conversion of uranium oxide into stable gaseous uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, followed by a centrifuge technique that separates the three isotopes by mass.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026 -
For example, many of the spacecraft operators want gaseous nitrogen (GN2) on hand during launches.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Audiences generally ignore the relatively thin gruel and have an empowering blast.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Hz [Warp] Warp lodestars Seefeel are most recognizable for their vaporous blend of shoegaze, ambient, and experimental electronic music.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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The sky above is filled with eagles, an American flag and vaporous images.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The nearly invisible Thoreau – the compulsively quantitative and analytically rigorous physical scientist – emerged from my research as a geologist interested in the history of 19th-century science.—
Robert M. Thorson,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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Small ones, constant ones, invisible ones.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The diaphanous music of Lana Del Rey, though, never sounds bogged down by the anxiety of influence.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hand Me Downs is a series, with a new essay appearing each day through Mother’s Day, celebrating the gifts—tangible and intangible—that our mothers give us.—
Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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But that intangible touchstone status is harder to repeat, even as the new film — set two decades, one global recession, one global pandemic and an ever-mutating social media revolution later — likewise aims to capture the fraught spirit of its moment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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