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
"Lithium atoms delivered by planetary engulfment to a star are like sports fans arriving at a stadium," he said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The work builds on earlier research by Soares-Furtado that identified the kinds of stars most likely to preserve evidence of planetary engulfment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
An emerging technical civilization, after exploring its home planetary system and developing interstellar spaceflight, would slowly and tentatively begin exploring the nearby stars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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