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ether

[ee-ther] / ˈi θər /
ADJECTIVE
empyrean
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Most of the time it feels like I’m just talking into the ether.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

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

"The thought of all that money, all that time that I've saved up, that excitement completely vanishing into the ether, it was terrifying," he says.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The energy operations supply various fuels used for heating, cooking and transportation, including liquefied petroleum gas, biopropane and renewable dimethyl ether, as well as diesel oil and gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

And all his doubts vanished into the ether.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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

This shift pointed to the formation of alcohols, carboxylates, ethers, and carbonyls.

From Science Daily Dec. 31, 2025

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 research found the levels of banned PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in breast milk have declined some 70% over the past two decades.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2023

They may be prepared by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid on the alcohols, alkyl sulphuric acids being first formed, which yield ethers on heating with alcohols.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various




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