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eclipse

[ih-klips] / ɪˈklɪps /






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The findings suggest that the eclipse was more than just a visual spectacle.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Last season he clinched a seventh Race to Dubai title - his fourth in succession - to eclipse Ballesteros' tally of six and leave him one behind Colin Montgomerie's record.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The crew have reported in vivid detail features of the lunar surface and later witnessed a solar eclipse as well as meteorite impacts.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Secretly, he was disappointed that the engineers of America had not yet stepped forward with some novel but feasible scheme to eclipse Eiffel’s achievement.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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