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Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kjəˌliz /






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The expedition used the remotely operated vehicle Hercules, which recorded extensive video footage that was later archived for public access and annotated by researchers at UH Mānoa.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Hercules, Calif.-based Bio-Rad makes instruments and software used by hospitals, blood banks and medical laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The crash is the second time a Hercules C-130 has been involved in a deadly accident in as many months.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Hercules dined alone, but he understood that Admetus must as a matter of form attend the funeral and the fact did not stand in the way of his enjoying himself.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Nova V1674 Herculis was one of the fastest ever recorded, rising and fading within days.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at the Herculis EBS meeting in Monaco on July 21, two weeks before his final world championships appearance in London, organizers said on Wednesday.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2017

Bernard Lagat, a former Washington State standout, improved his American record in the 5,000 meters when he finished second in the Diamond League Herculis meet in Monaco.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2011

Such a one was Nova Herculis, the famed "new star" of 1934.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amongst its numerous mineral springs, the most important are those of Mehadia, with sulphurous waters, which were already known in the Roman period as the Thermae Herculis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various




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