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Apollo

[uh-pol-oh] / əˈpɒl oʊ /


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The Louvre has reopened its Apollo Gallery, but all the remaining jewelry in it has been removed, resulting in an empty, 17th-century ceremonial gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anorthosite samples returned by Chang'e-6 have higher peak Mg# values than comparable Apollo samples, indicating that the far side's crust contains more magnesium-rich material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Wall Street giants like Apollo, Blackstone and KKR, by contrast, have built multiple lucrative arms that can help offset weakness in any one unit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Apollo astronauts returned samples of lunar anorthosite to Earth, giving researchers valuable material for studying the Moon's distant past.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Hermes made the lyre and gave it to Apollo who drew from it sounds so melodious that when he played in Olympus the gods forgot all else.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Billy Pirie: Scored 106 goals in 138 games for Dundee as well as playing for the likes of Arbroath, Aberdeen and the New York Apollos.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

“I’d like to talk to Charlie about that,” said Joseph P. Allen, a physicist-astronaut who served at Mission Control during Apollos 15 and 17 and made two space shuttle flights himself.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022

Wescott was offered a chance to practice with the Kings’ minor-league Houston Apollos affiliate in the Central Hockey League.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2020

Steve Spurrier, the legendary head coach of the league-leading Orlando Apollos, also expressed his dismay during an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.

From Fox News ● Apr. 3, 2019

He was flanked by a couple, of Hermes guys covering his retreat, and a few Apollos behind them, fighting off the Hephaestus kids.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan


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