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The Orionid meteor shower, which is capable of producing bright fireball meteors, is set to peak in UK skies this week.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The new figures came as Indonesian officials rebuffed calls to declare the fires a national disaster and said the country was "still capable of handling the situation ourselves" after neighbouring Malaysia again offered assistance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Not many people see us as a community capable of achieving something this big,” said Jaelyn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
What passes for story amounts to little more than a two-dimensional cartoon rendered in human-flesh puppetry, courtesy of actors capable of much better, Cardellini included.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
I scoff miserably, “You’d be surprised what I’m capable of. I know I am.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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