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In 2012 Mr. Bernanke added the dot plot of the future funds rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
They adjusted the black hole's mass and other properties, then compared the simulated brightness with JWST's measurements of the red dot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Every little red dot is consistent with being a black hole star," Naidu said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Eco-lodges dot the area, a destination for hikers and boaters to view one of Alaska’s densest populations of brown bears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Thanks,” said Darlene, a bright red dot on her chin.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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“There’s so much education they need, and they need it when they are already under a lot of pressure. It’s really hard to connect all the dots in the best-case scenario,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
It doesn’t take a royal watcher to connect those dots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
One leading idea is that little red dots are supermassive black holes known as active galactic nuclei.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
I have scattergrams — charts showing no reliable pattern — of every major valuation metric against one-year forward returns, and the dots are all over the map.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Red Hawk, Coy, and Iron Valley all had dots on the map, but not Sassafras Springs, Missouri.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Note: No positional data available for the dotted line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
After so long on the road, driving past despair dotted along the road’s shoulders, Day brushes off a cry for help with a joke.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The house, which has fascinated generations of commuters, was built in 1963 by Sam Harkleroad, a tinkerer who dotted Marin County with unconventional dwellings before he died in 1993.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"You can see little green stars all dotted around."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
But then, after a little bit of rain, the clouds cleared and brilliant green valleys spread before them, dotted by tiny houses.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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But not to be outdone by his opposite number, Jordan hit back for the hosts with a fine finish, dotting down in the corner despite Theo Attissogbe's last-ditch attempt to shove him into touch.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Few of Portugal’s many hill towns dotting the border with Spain can claim to be as unapologetically spare and atmospheric as Castelo Rodrigo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
You get a polite dotting of fruit, sure, but rarely that jammy, tart little thrum that only arrives when berries are given permission to fully collapse into themselves.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
She had a few pimples dotting the sides of her cheeks near her ears.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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