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M88 is part of the Virgo Cluster, a vast collection of more than a thousand galaxies bound together by gravity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Prosecutors say at this point, Juin only had a few thousand dollars left in his bank account and that he has failed to repay any of the money.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

“Fifty thousand people were told to leave their homes,” Caleb Marker, partner at Zimmerman Reed, who filed one of the class-action suits, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Concrete and drywall producer Eagle Materials said last week that higher fuel costs lifted its wallboard freight expense more than $2 per thousand square feet during its fiscal fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

A thousand different hues seemed to shimmer across its glistening surface.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville