envelopes

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Researchers think these thick gaseous envelopes may have formed when the planets were much farther from their star, in colder regions of the protoplanetary disc where gas could rapidly accumulate around a solid planetary core.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

I’m talking about the dusty envelopes hanging from metal hooks near the soup packets.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

She remembers: “I had a walkie-talkie, I would hand per diems out to people, I would run the envelopes around, and bring my dad a towel after the show, stuff like that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The 37-year-old also found the remnants of two envelopes and would like to establish who they were addressed to.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In the afternoon we worked at the dining table typing letters and stuffing them into envelopes.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon