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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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This office, though quiet on this Thursday, does get used—it is not just “a museum of history,” as Gus Hall used to call it.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Much like the 300,000-square-foot museum — with a diverse collection that spans neoclassical art, manga, Banksy and beyond — Skywalker Grill isn’t dedicated to “Star Wars,” the director-producer’s most famous creation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

To solve the mystery, she joined forces with other researchers from around the world to investigate the family history of tiger cats, using DNA from living animals and museum specimens.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

But the conference is increasingly defined by its sideshow of parties: galas in rooftop bars, museum mixers and dinners held in the city’s colonial-era hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

There aren’t a lot of people at the civil rights museum.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The breakthrough came while paleontologists Oscar Castillo and Jesús Serrano were building a database of fossils from the lithographic limestones of Montsec held in Catalan and European museums.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Some of his civil servant friends, even those working in museums, find it "very difficult" to travel abroad and have been told they cannot directly apply for passports because of their jobs, Xiao Wang said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Since his 2008 retirement from the FBI, he has acted as a “high-value asset security consultant” to museums, auction houses, trade shows, collectors and the like to protect and, when necessary, recover illicitly acquired objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The long-divided city boasts countless museums, galleries and sites reflecting its troubled history, as well as two zoos, three opera houses and multiple techno clubs known around the world.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

She herself was cultured and from some place over in Germany and had been to the grand museums of Europe to look Art in the face.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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