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as in echoes
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Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025 -
But his spices aren’t the only things that have echoes of home.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Techno music blared as models in unisex knitwear walked a runway strewn with moss and split down the middle with bulky metal beams.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Then robot-like enemies appear, followed by new villains who descend from a spaceship and trap the heroes in beams of light.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The set includes two bundles of hibiscus-like flowers, made with flexible branches and crafted with plastic and faux silk that’s built to withstand intense UV rays and outdoor elements.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Infrared rays can also penetrate deeper into tissues, possibly helping to soothe muscles and joints.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to the Russell-McPherron effect — when Earth’s and the sun’s magnetic fields connect most efficiently — geomagnetic storms tend to intensify around this time, producing an uptick in auroras.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Why watching the sun matters Solar storms do more than spark stunning auroras.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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New research published Tuesday from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that the barrels with halos contain caustic alkaline waste — a highly corrosive material that has been leaking out of the barrels for decades.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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That meant the dark matter halos of the subclusters passed right through each other, just as theory predicted.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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In this, Castro not only gestures at the social crisis that’s driving so many men toward radical ideas but also helps explain its causes and repercussions.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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New docuseries Who Killed Our Daughter dives into the case and its societal repercussions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Mets, who have had three losing streaks of at least five games since June, remain two games ahead of the Giants in the National League wild-card race.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is the Alcaraz who is unbeatable, a man who cut out the vacillating streaks in his game that derailed him in Melbourne and Wimbledon.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In fact, when safeguards fail or people use them without fully understanding the implications, very sensitive and potentially damaging information could be exposed.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The ban also had significant implications for education.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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