moonshine
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In math, Ono is known for his work on a range of topics across number theory, from Ramanujan’s congruences to the umbral moonshine conjecture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The beverage — which, as reported by Ian Douglass at Mel Magazine, borrows its name from a common term for Appalachian moonshine — tends to be culturally derided as lowbrow or gamer fuel.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023
In addition to setting up a season-long whodunit around the singer’s death by poisoned moonshine, Pinnock says those flashbacks gave her a visceral understanding of her flamboyant character, who lived for the applause from spectators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
The letters showed that Navalny asked for an eclectic range of items, including, variously, a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika, a staff, two pouches of cheap tobacco, a kimono and a black belt.
From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023
Our brown hands entwine beneath moonshine, clasping all the love we'll ever need—
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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