phases

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The new Terminal 2 location will open in phases over the next two years, with full-service dining coming this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Nasa's Ignition Moon Base programme has three phases.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

A two week "wash out" period separated the phases so the researchers could reset the conditions before testing the next drink.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," he said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Soon after he arrived in Florence, Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, changes in its appearance similar to the phases of the Moon, and these changes could only be explained if Venus orbits the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin