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ether

[ee-ther] / ˈi θər /
ADJECTIVE
empyrean
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But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

While bitcoin and ether still have much larger trading volumes on Hyperliquid than most other markets, the more telling shift is where activity is growing fastest, as shown by the chart below.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

—Bitcoin fell to a four-month low, ether hit a one-year low and Solana reached a two-and-a-half-year low toward the end of a bruising week for cryptocurrencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Vibrations must occur in something; hence the need for, and lasting devotion to, an ether.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Their proliferation might not affect the sheer number of bitcoins, ethers and other tokens, but some investors thought their arrival has dented bitcoin’s appeal as a scarce asset.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

The device could be used with simple cartridges that can be swapped out to detect different elements, each using slightly different crown ethers that can bind to a specific ion.

From Science Daily May 14, 2024

Other EDCs of concern include organophosphate ethers, benzotriazoles, and PBDEs, all of which are used to make plastic products fire- and light-resistant.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2024

The Seattle Fire Department uses Novacool UEF, a nonfluorinated foam that doesn’t contain PFAS, nonylphenol ethoxylates or glycol ethers — all chemicals that can be toxic to people and aquatic life.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2023

The use of cheap chemically prepared flavors such as "fruit ethers" in "soft drinks," fruit syrups, and the like in place of the more expensive natural fruit extracts affords another well-known instance of substitution.

From Food Poisoning by Edwin Oakes Jordan




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