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The simplest version of the unit distance problem goes something like this: If you put n dots on a sheet of paper, how many pairs of dots can be exactly one unit apart?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Because the brain and spinal cord are separate but connected structures in the body, the team kept the organoids physically apart in the lab.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Another is Jacki Adams, a hugely successful model of the era and engaging presence here, whose romance with another group member, Von Mierers protégé John Andreadis, tore the group apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Al Amin, who lives with with his family in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, says his daughter had all her vaccines, apart from measles.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Even if everything hadn’t fallen apart today, it would have soon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison