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snowball

[snoh-bawl] / ˈsnoʊˌbɔl /


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Trying to stitch things together, Mr. Stoller and Mr. Serkis have the animals decide to mistrust both Napoleon and Snowball; this latter change of heart is odd, as Snowball was proved right about everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Researchers at the University of Southampton have found new evidence that Earth's climate did not completely grind to a halt during its most extreme ice age, a time often called Snowball Earth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

But the critical period leading up to Snowball Earth was thought to be missing because the rock layers were eroded by the big freeze.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

Yet efforts to explain what initiated these periods of global glaciation, which have come to be known as "Snowball Earth" events, have been inconclusive.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

“I do not believe that Snowball was a traitor at the beginning,” he said finally.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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