planetary
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As we chatted on our way to and from the lobby, I thought about a long-ago Coke business trip—a wartime journey to North Africa—that eventually led to the company’s planetary dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
This was a planetary event for America to prove that its cultural hegemony could absorb the world’s most popular sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The resonance then scattered this planetary debris through the inner solar system, increasing the number of impacts on the Moon, Earth, Mars, and possibly other rocky worlds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
That finding suggests that planetary engulfment may not be the only process capable of enriching a star with lithium, creating another question for astronomers to investigate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Repeated appeals to the church authorities failed to resolve the situation, but took up time that Kepler might have spent on his planetary work.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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