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“You could end up with a ‘fast takeoff’ situation, where the models quickly acquire skills and eclipse humans across every possible domain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her daughter would arrive 13 days late, she wrote, “in the face of a solar eclipse and meteor shower,” which places the child’s birth date around Aug. 12.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The worst part besides the tight squeeze: The young passenger in the window seat kept the shade down during the total solar eclipse he was excited to see from the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

During a partial lunar eclipse, as experienced in the UK, the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to temporarily move into the Earth's shadow.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

If there’s an eclipse of the moon, she thinks that we did something wrong, and she prays.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

The $22.6 billion deal far eclipses the French industrial group’s $11 billion purchase of Aveva in 2023 and its $3.1 billion agreement to acquire Cognite in June, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It eclipses the 50,000 job cuts General Motors made after it declared bankruptcy in 2009.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Romans saw meteor showers and eclipses as divine auguries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The corona is the Sun's extremely hot outer atmosphere, and during most eclipses it appears white or silvery.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

It was not in keeping with the prejudices of the time to explain the phases or eclipses of the Moon by the relative geometry of the Earth, the Moon and the self-luminous Sun.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

On the other hand, yields on highly rated U.S. corporate bonds eclipsed 6% this week for the first time since 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Apple’s return was eclipsed by auto parts retailer O’Reilly Automotive, up close to 5,000%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Both records have long-since been eclipsed, but Hoy’s influence lives on in the visual signals umpires use to indicate strikes at the plate and out and safe calls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

More than 90% of the Moon will be eclipsed shortly after 5am.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

As each moon goes around its parent planet in a regular orbit, just as the Earth follows a regular one-year orbit around the Sun, each moon ought to be eclipsed behind Jupiter at regular intervals.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Tuesday’s mixed data, combined with inflation and trade figures released earlier this month, suggest that a K-shaped growth path is becoming further entrenched in the world’s second-largest economy, with external demand significantly eclipsing domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

During the 14-year tenure of Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips reached a market capitalization of $140 billion, eclipsing British oil giant BP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Since making history with its largest-ever public listing, and then briefly eclipsing much larger and more established companies like Microsoft and Amazon in total market valuation, SpaceX has struggled to hold on to investor enthusiasm.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

If the restructuring went ahead, it would be the largest in the history of the automotive industry, eclipsing the 50,000 job cuts General Motors made after it declared bankruptcy in 2009.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

And, sweeter yet, it was a new world and Olympic record, eclipsing California’s 1928 time of 6:03.2.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown