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Recent Examples of zirconTo better understand the impact date, researchers analyzed the crystals of zircon minerals in the Stac Fada Member.—Patrick Pester, Space.com, 12 May 2025 Assessing these characteristics, the study authors traced the zircons’ origins to Greenland and to time periods between 0.5 billion and 3 billion years ago.—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 While zircons from this time period have not yet been studied, Halverson notes that previous studies of snowball Earth have tracked the presence of iron, neodymium, and osmium in the geologic record.—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025 For now, the Acasta Gneiss in northwestern Canada holds the age record at 4.03 billion years old, based on easy-to-date zircon crystals embedded in its grains.—Byrachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zircon
Angel, dressed like a carhop on roller skates (a nod to Shepard’s earlier The Tooth of Crime), wore white leather rhinestone shorts and a white mesh top.
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Helen Schulman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour led to a 1,153% surge in rhinestone cowboy hat sales.
As for her jewelry, Johansson opted for statement silver earrings and a few delicate pieces to accessorize her attire.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
While the exact cost of the diamond is unknown, jewelry expert Briony Raymond estimated that the price of Lauren Sánchez’s engagement ring could range between $3 million and $5 million.
More recently, however, Raul persuaded his father to downsize the scarabs from about six centimeters, or almost 2.5 inches, to as small as 1.5 centimeters.
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Kathleen Beckett,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
The scarabs are about the size of the palm of your hand.
So as the series finale ticked down toward its closing credits, there was no reason for fans to expect a cameo — especially from two-time Academy Award-winning actor, Cate Blanchett.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 June 2025
But her role was cut to a cameo, which can happen in the edit.
Serve with toasted baguette slices, garlic bread, or sourdough for dipping.
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Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.
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