in the clouds
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In his Boulder lab chock full of instruments, Kyle McMillan -- a PhD candidate in atmospheric chemistry -- is working to better understand what happens in the clouds.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
"You never know if there may be gaps in the clouds at just the right moment."
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
By spotting the beach through a brief break in the clouds, he was able to get an unpowered airplane on the ground with all seven people on the flight surviving.
From Slate • Mar. 14, 2025
I couldn’t believe we were moving; I imagined that the plane sat still in the clouds while the earth flew below us.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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