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In an opinion piece for The Guardian, external, one writer said the shows were "catastrophically brainless and objectively bad".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
That experiment provided the first demonstration that X-rays could deflect a small piece of asteroid material.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
“The only piece of data he was not interested in in that process were the polls,” Zingale said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
His very presence there kept that piece of land as part of Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Nate pulls a piece of paper from his pocket and smooths it out on his thigh.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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We can embrace De Kooning’s pieces, and feel that they are neither swallowing us with a monumental totality nor serving as mere voyeuristic windows where we peer into a scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“It’s always good when you have all the pieces of the puzzle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Another company, Masterworks, said it nets between 14% and 18% annualized returns offering individual investors ownership in pieces of artwork from artists such as Basquiat, Banksy and Pablo Picasso.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
According to the new research, both pieces of information can be extracted from the supercurrent.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
But without reservations, I recommend that she join you at Bell System, the letter had read—the letter that ended up crumpled in my pocket, and then disintegrated in pieces on the floor of my locker.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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But even if it can be pieced back together, it will never be the same.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
By combining observations from telescopes in Australia, the United States, India, South Africa, and space, the scientists pieced together a clearer picture of how black holes behave as they consume matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ivana helped run a sporting goods store and pieced together a budget for her daughter’s early career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
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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By piecing together historical documents and scientific observations, the team uncovered an error that changes the timeline of the earliest known technological disruptions caused by space weather.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Or is there a point at which an elderly parent owes their adult children enough financial information that they’re not left piecing together a life from scratch?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
But things quickly spiral beyond clear narrative recognition, as piecing together the story becomes a puzzle unto itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Pipeline developers are piecing together an alternative to Keystone XL using a trio of proposed pipelines to deliver heavy Canadian crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
To discover the agent of disease and death depends on a patient piecing together of many seemingly distinct and unrelated facts developed through a vast amount of research in widely separated fields.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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