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In 1946, the wildly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős asked, in essence, how to place dots on a tabletop so that the greatest number of pairs of dots are the same distance apart.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are so frightening because they threaten to rob us of the very essence of our history and being.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
In essence, decades of market confidence that the U.S. would guarantee the free flow of energy and other commodities from the Persian Gulf has been toppled, said Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Grasping the essence of Anthony Head’s magnetism boils down to knowing the tale of two Ruperts.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
In fact, everything seemed to be drawn toward the face of this god—the dim light, the poisonous clouds, the essence of the monsters, even Annabeth’s own fragile life force.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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