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One astronomical unit represents the average distance separating Earth and the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Most gorillas spend the first 14 to 19 years of their life in an embedded family unit but he was kept completely alone and on public display at the private zoo that bought him.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
This unit was renamed Megaspeed International in March 2023, and Alice Huang was registered as a director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
On currency markets the rupiah hit a record low against the dollar as traders rushed into the US unit on expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates into the new year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Four operators steered the Manbo remotely, gathering critical information about the state of the reactor, until the robot finally found what it was looking for: the unit 3 reactor vessel.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
A small craft was then deployed which - along with "land-based units" from the local fire and rescue service - conducted "a thorough sweep of the area but found no one in the water".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
His plan includes refurbishing a power generation barge, while dozens of gas compression and power generation units are being repaired in the US, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Their atomic structure is made up of repeating units in which positive and negative charges are positioned on opposite sides, creating a property known as electrical polarization.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The buyers will complete Oceanwide Plaza as designed, Petty said, with 504 residential units, a luxury hotel and a shopping center in three skyscrapers that stand across Figueroa Street from Crypto.com Arena and the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
She wished success for the young aviators and told them she hoped they’d earn the honorable name of “Guards” for their regiment—a special title awarded to elite military units.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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