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To evaluate the fuel, Bruno, Lozano, and former MIT graduate student Matthew Corrado conducted a series of experiments using electrospray thrusters powered by ASCENT.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
More than a decade later, former EBay chief Meg Whitman spent $144 million of her wealth on her bid to become California’s governor, setting a new national record for spending on a state election.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“It was so loud that, honestly, you couldn’t even hear your teammates celebrating,” says former U.S. midfielder Stu Holden, who played here in 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The Justice companies believe the government’s criminal investigation was based primarily on Fowler’s claims, which Ruby dismissed as the allegations of a “disgruntled” former employee.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
She had the uncompromising look of a former dancer, “or a Latin teacher at Swanburne,” Penelope thought, suppressing a smile.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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