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capsule

[kap-suhl, -sool, -syool] / ˈkæp səl, -sul, -sjul /


NOUN
tablet, usually medicine
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Matson's work in conservation sees cells from 200 endangered species, ranging from African elephants to Scotland's wildcats, being frozen in liquid nitrogen at –196°C to create a cryogenic "time capsule".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"And in 10 years' time, the first European manned capsule take off from Kourou with European astronauts and those from other nations on board," he added, referring to Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The collapsing capsule compresses fusion fuel to the extraordinary pressures and temperatures required for fusion reactions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Denim maker Lee released a capsule collection inspired by archival photos of Marilyn Monroe wearing its Storm Rider jacket on the set of her last movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

When Werfel arrived, the Foreign Secretary was just giving the order for the three-headed wyvern to collect the capsule out of the sky and bring it gently, softly, safely down to the ground.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

She explained that time capsules were popular in the 1980s because of the influence of Blue Peter, and recalled writing the letter after her dad found a cavity behind the stairs.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Enviva pioneered the business of pressing sawdust into cylindrical capsules and shipping boatloads of them to overseas power plants looking to burn an alternative to coal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

ROMONT, Switzerland—Willy Wonka would have marveled at one of the machines at a manufacturing plant here—a contraption that injects flavors into coffee capsules via a set of whirring tubes labeled “hazelnut,” “caramel,” and “blueberry cheesecake.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

What he found in the 78s that Juarez left behind was more than a record collection; they were miniature time capsules from a teenage world bound by friendship, community, and music.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Incidentally, the astronauts always call their machines spacecraft, not capsules.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

The reasons why are neatly capsuled in Shirley's cinefantasy with Mitchum, described as "one of those Hollywood movies all about love and what'11-she-wear-next?"

From Time Magazine Archive

In one winter season with Uncle Don, I. V. C. Vitamin Pearls, a capsuled vitamin, increased its sales 125% with little other advertising.

From Time Magazine Archive

The professional verdict on Belli's conduct of the defense was neatly capsuled in a Texas lawyer's quip: "They found Melvin Belli guilty and gave Jack Ruby the chair."

From Time Magazine Archive

Motor Chassis Manufacturer" and builds no bodies whatever, seemed the philosophy of U. S. automotive engineers as capsuled by President Stout: "The car must look right above all things.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, the history of the U.S. can plausibly be capsuled in a litany of slogans: No taxation without representation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Freedom," he said, capsuling his own political philosophy, "has been defined as the opportunity for selfdiscipline.

From Time Magazine Archive




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