orbited

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Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He added that as the galaxies orbited one another and moved toward the superheated gas cloud surrounding the Virgo cluster, which reaches temperatures about 200 times hotter than the Sun's surface, they experienced "ram pressure."

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

The Sentinel-1 satellites that Peter uses orbited over Halley Bay, taking pictures of the ice sheet.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

The jurors had noted how his left eye floated and how the light winked against its dull, glassy surface as it orbited eccentrically in its socket.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson