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The observed animals are olive ridley sea turtles, a small sea turtle species that can grow up to 100 pounds and 3 feet in length.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was picked up across online media, and discussed at length on radio talk shows - including across the BBC, as evidenced by this piece.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Discovery has been a full length feature film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The impact carved out a crater 728 feet wide, roughly the length of two football fields.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In eight hours, he had managed to crawl, flop, and drag himself the length of two football fields.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Among ciliates, it stands out for its ability to contract at roughly 100 body lengths per second and then rapidly repeat the movement.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Postal Service typically goes to great lengths to handle election mail in an expedited and careful manner.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
But even by Telluride standards, organizers went to unusual lengths this year to keep their biggest surprise under wraps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
It's thought the people smugglers organising the crossings have been forced to go to much greater lengths to avoid detection following more robust policing in the Calais area.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
A new pile of lumber was heaped inside, five or six lengths of good, seasoned white pine planking, appearing out of nowhere.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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