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Today, Rocket Lab’s small-lift Electron rockets act like outer-space Ubers, delivering clusters of satellites into custom trajectories on behalf of imaging companies, government agencies and researchers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"They all have their issues and their problems and you watch it and then you kind of realise: 'Yeah, I kind of act like that sometimes'," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

There, she can be any version of what the audience believes an obsessed woman might act like — what outrageous and unpredictable things she might do next.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Some people want to act like they don’t care, but I think it’s cool to care.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“I think it’s weird that you call your mom Byrd and that you act like this is your dog,” Daniel says with his hands on his knees, his face scrunched up, looking at Ray.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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