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planet

noun as in celestial body orbiting a star

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Even before Roan was one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, her reputation in underground queer nightlife was ascendant.

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The weather phenomenon known as La Nina has returned, a US agency announced Thursday -- although it is expected to remain weak, limiting its ability to cool the planet and supercharge Atlantic hurricane activity.

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Although Mars has an extremely thin atmosphere, it still experiences powerful winds that play a major role in shaping the planet’s climate and in distributing its ever-present dust.

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Not only was he rated several hundred points higher than anyone else in the fields, he was also exponentially more famous, as the planet’s leading chess influencer.

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No Olympic team on the planet is more decorated than USA Track & Field.

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