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The newly identified vortices could provide an important piece of that puzzle as well.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
When their fossils are discovered, it helps scientists piece together how local environments changed over time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you asked me to name the greatest piece of modern food media, I would hesitate.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet Gloria, like everyone else in this refined chamber piece, has more than one side to her nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He carried the can of dough balls on a piece of twine around his neck.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Hillsborough sat near the far end of that debris path, where the largest pieces were expected to reach the ground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
GUANGHAN, China—In July 1986, workers at a brick factory in southwestern China were digging for clay when they hit upon something unexpected: dozens of dazzling pieces of jade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Prior to that period, they had been expensive, detailed display pieces for wealthy adults, often handcrafted in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Journe pieces — have outperformed the S&P over the last five years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I stifle a sob that’s fighting to burst my chest into a million pieces.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"We finally pieced together the geologic records necessary to test this hypothesis."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Ever since Pikachu appeared on the corner of the dugout wall next to the camera well last month, the Angels have pieced together some big moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
From what biographers have pieced together, Ko was born in Osaka in 1952 to parents originally from Jeju Island, which sits off the southern coast of what is now South Korea.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The women’s connection is pieced together as scenes flash back and advance in time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
My broken words helped me make sense of everything, so that when I pieced them back together in an essay, my truth was clearer.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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Chief government veterinary officer Beth Cookson said scientists were still piecing together the details of how H5 might be spreading.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Trump’s emissaries—his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his realtor friend Steve Witkoff—came close to piecing together such a deal through Pakistan emissaries.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
But there can be tremendous value in piecing together the difficult truth, and I’ve rarely seen two films so equipped to emphasize the importance in doing just that.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Billionaires are piecing together massive real estate compounds, or real-estate portfolios, that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and counting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Dari asked, and I could tell he was watching me and piecing all his observations together, trying to analyze the mystery of me, so I turned away and clutched the seed to my chest.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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