orb
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“O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon / That monthly changes in her circle orb / Lest that thy love prove likewise variable,” Juliet warned Romeo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Video of another orb says it shows a spherical UAP zooming over the Yellow Sea in 2022.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Solving the mystery of the "golden orb" took years of careful analysis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Knowing approximately when to head home for the day could be guessed by examining nature—even by looking at a sheep’s pupils, which go from a rectangular slit to a wide orb as the light fades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
I glance at the fairy orb, which is catching and spraying blue-green light across the freshly mopped floors.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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