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The study authors also found that the ratio of gaseous carbon dioxide to ice differs significantly from what is seen in star-forming regions, indicating that the processes controlling ice formation or alteration in planetary nebulae may be very different.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
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This produced gaseous ammonia, which is 82% nitrogen.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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For farmers themselves, a short crop due to lack of fertilizer will magnify already tenuous profitability given high land costs, rising fuel prices and sharp competition from Brazil, where rapid expansion of corn production is doubling down on its world-leading soybean output.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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There was an idea that descendants had tenuous links to Italy over time.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 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,
17 Mar. 2026
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Loose Flashings Flashings are thin materials—typically made from metals like aluminum or copper—that are installed at joints and penetrations on roofs and walls including chimneys, valleys, windows, and vents.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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The slowly unfurling tones that blur at the edges hit all the marks of capital-A Ambient music, though the addition of beats keeps these songs more lively than vaporous.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, his was airy, all clouds and fermatas, simultaneously vaporous and dense.—
Colin Fleming,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2026
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Studies show the online dating space is less welcoming for Black women willing to try it — experiences include misogynoir, racial fetishes and microaggressions, in addition to biased dating app algorithms that leave many feeling invisible, less desirable and lonely.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The idea of weaponizing invisible characters isn’t new.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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And a mention that Victor was a big believer in the philosophical concept of elan vital, the idea that all organic material holds an intangible force willing it into being.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Even in more intangible ways, UConn operates by committee.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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