terrestrial
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Building a terrestrial wireless network — one that relies on cell towers and other related infrastructure — is a different proposition, and a highly expensive one at that.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
SpaceX said that once it receives approval from the Federal Communications Commission, it will deploy Starlink Mobile to combine its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a terrestrial network to connect devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Computer simulations suggest terrestrial planets, including Earth, should emerge within the first few hundred million years after a solar system begins forming.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The defence source described the UK's terrestrial electronic warfare capability as "world leading, and more".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The belief that terrestrial processes were gradual had been elemental in natural history since the time of Lyell.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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