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supernova

[soo-per-noh-vuh] / ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
black hole
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The star director’s latest outerspace-encounter story, starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Josh O’Connor, offers barely a flash of the filmmaker’s usual supernova brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The star director’s latest outerspace-encounter story, starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Josh O’Connor, offers barely a flash of the filmmaker’s usual supernova brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Then there’s poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, whose appearance on the show in 2025 was like a supernova.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

This helped researchers rule out competing theories, including the idea that the material came from older supernova explosions that slowly faded over millions of years.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Maybe my right hand and her left hand both came from the same supernova.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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