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noble

[noh-buhl] / ˈnoʊ bəl /




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In the middle of the BioCharger, within the geometric, connected plates of glass, is a Tesla coil, which ionizes the surrounding 12 glass tubes that hold six noble gases, the gases in the earth’s atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Law is supposed to be a noble profession, devoted to truth and justice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

In exceptional cases, disseminating footage that’s hard to stomach serves a noble objective.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

The researchers also propose that heavy noble gases in lunar soil could act as "fossil records" of earlier interactions between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The words were noble, and Koffi found herself reminded of another time Ekon had said some noble-sounding words that had inspired her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"We need a long process of changing the mindset" of the nobles, he said during the enormous funeral of one of them close to the capital, to which 4,000 guests, including atas, were invited.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Hundreds of other nobles, princes and officials likely received similar reports from agents across the empire, forming one of the early modern world's most sophisticated information networks.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Members of Parliament and British nobles in kilts mingled with reality TV stars like Ubah Hassan of the “The Real Housewives of New York City” and Mary Holland Nader of “Love Thy Nader.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Justifying the multicultural casting in “Bridgerton,” a Regency-era fable, is simpler than explaining the presence of non-white nobles in Emperor Peter III’s Russia as depicted in “The Great.”

From Salon Aug. 11, 2025

“Why, that last test wasn’t even fair. Questions on the proper address of European nobles? And European-style place settings? We ain’t even talked about that stuff in our lessons.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

That coaster originally came with a nobler purpose, which is why I keep it handy and in plain sight as a prod to my own civic conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Rhaenyra looks like the nobler of the two by striving to honor her father’s diplomatic legacy.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2024

Known for inventing the fast break, McLendon made a far nobler contribution to sports by accelerating the acceptance of minorities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2023

Shakespeare in the Park canceled its Thursday and Friday performances of “Hamlet,” saying ’tis not nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of wretched air.

From Seattle Times Jun. 7, 2023

In the Iliad Hector is nobler by far than any of the heavenly beings, and Andromache infinitely to be preferred to Athena or Aphrodite.

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

The book’s hero is an upbeat, morally upright counselor named Ben Frost, who activated the boys’ noblest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Gold is famously known as the noblest of all metals because it has little or no reaction when encountering other substances; a property that makes it perfect for wedding rings and coins.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

The Chinese philosopher Confucius reputedly said, “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2023

We must face up to the ugliest aspects of our history and also to its noblest and most inspiring words and deeds.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2023

Melampous, a rich lord, had owned a house unmatched among the Pylians, until the day came when king Neleus, noblest in that age, drove him from his native land.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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