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That added detail could help astronomers make more accurate predictions for observations being collected now and for those planned in the future.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Going into greater detail than earlier reports, Nardello & Co. included summaries of site visits to dozens of shelters and permanent housing projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
You don’t have to go into a lot of detail here about your hopes and dreams for the future, such as traveling or spending time with your grandchildren.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The security detail was withdrawn several months later.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
She wanted to see every single detail: how they landed on the water with barely a whisper, how their bodies resembled a night sky full of stars, how clouds of steam hissed from their fins.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Spoiler warning: This press review reveals details from series two of The Celebrity Traitors.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Police initially declined to share details about the victim beyond his age and gender to The Times on Thursday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The hearings produced new details and evidence from those involved, including the woman and some of the seven alleged perpetrators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
With those basic parameters, you can work up the rest of the details, namely what exact funds you’ll be investing in and how often to switch them around by rebalancing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s like all these little details are floating up from the bottom of a murky pond.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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The incident was detailed in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, drawing harsh backlash against the Ivy League institution and New York prosecutors for not filing any criminal charges against the accused perpetrators.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The administration has not detailed how such a $5,000 payment would be funded or enacted.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
In the detailed written instructions given to the young women who worked without pay in the then-Reverend Chris Brain's house, there was a revealing demand.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It will make detailed observations of gas giant Jupiter and its three large ocean-bearing moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
“When’d they put this here?” he remarked, admiring the three-story structure with gracefully arched windows and a strongly detailed roofline.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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Boeing will also send a bulletin to airlines detailing the issue and instructing employees how to recognize and respond to the situation should it take place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Last week, Microsoft released a playbook detailing how it is navigating the AI upheaval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
For their final meeting, in September 2024, Kao handed the FBI the 50-page document detailing Navatek’s dealings with more than a dozen members of Congress and their staff.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Each year, the Bureau of Reclamation is required to have a plan detailing how it will keep water downstream from Shasta Dam cold enough to protect salmon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Three weeks later, the team returned to the village with an assignment from their superiors: file a report detailing the villagers’ improvement in self-defense.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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