basking

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The team combined these findings, including data from massive basking sharks weighing up to 3.5 tonnes, with hundreds of laboratory measurements from smaller species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Just over four weeks ago, she was basking in a landslide election victory, but polls published this week suggest that the honeymoon is souring.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Whales and basking sharks are often spotted from the shore.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

They are basking in the sun with their ancestors and it’s purity, it’s love, it’s freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s like everyone else is basking in this Rae of light that moves every time I try to step into it.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone