rocket
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In Boca Chica, a group of residents has sued SpaceX, claiming the company’s rocket launches have cracked their homes’ foundations and caused structural issues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
"It's like a rocket, have we created a monster for next year? Perhaps. It proves the city can cope."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It’s not rocket science,” the spokesperson wrote of this initiative in a response to ProPublica’s questions.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“As the saying goes…this ain’t rocket science, well actually, rocket science is literally our daily business,” Musk joked as the stock plunged Tuesday evening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Eight hundred thousand paper links have turned the overstuffed structure into a rocket.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Parsing the earnings from SpaceX’s earth-based AI play, reusable rockets and internet business this week, MoffettNathanson analysts were left with a question of identity: “What, exactly, is SpaceX?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The SpaceX earnings call with Elon Musk on Tuesday night was entertaining as always and featured some ambitious plans for rockets and robots, starships and satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This helped the British to bomb the research facility and delayed the use of the rockets, which first hit London in 1944.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
My usually less supple mind was trying to figure out how high our rockets were flying.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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From that July 29 low, SPX rocketed 477 points higher in less than five trading days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Although Perez’s livestream proceeded for around 15 minutes before it was shut down, screenshots and clips rocketed across the internet, invading countless social media feeds.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran, rocketed to the top of the Democratic field with a message of plain-spoken populism.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
I was beginning to worry when he rocketed out from under a fence ahead of us and down the lane, barking his head off.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Nothing will slow the object down, like the atmosphere would do here on Earth - and nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Iran badly needs soybeans to feed cattle amid rocketing prices for dairy and meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Shares of Dell Technologies were rocketing higher Friday, following a stellar earnings report that echoed the strengthening opportunity for traditional computing in the artificial-intelligence buildout.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
On Thursday European and US stock markets had climbed, boosted by a continued tech-fuelled rally with Cisco Systems surging 13.4 percent and chip startup rocketing 68.2 percent on its Nasdaq debut.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Then, without warning, the cheetah shot out from the shade with blinding speed, rocketing right at us.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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