Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
— Wilborn P. Nobles III, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
This prevents them from clustering together, creating a layer of cream that used to rise to the top of the bottle and had to be scooped off before drinking (or was seen as a treat by some).
— Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Use breathable baskets or bins, and avoid stacking them too tightly, which can trap moisture and lead to rotting areas that won't be spotted quickly enough.
— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Now, the eve of BookCon 2026 is upon us and the organizers are shelving and stacking to prepare for the influx of authors and readers about to descend upon the Javits Center in New York.
But three people jumped on the hood of a police car, breaking its windshield, before piling into a black Nissan with no license plates and zooming north on 69th St.
— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Why not keep piling up on offense to help Willis here?
Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.
— Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The Perseverance rover, which is on Mars collecting rock and soil samples, could face spending reductions.
— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Yes, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very different cities located about 30 miles from each other, but for the purpose of this article, the general lumping together of Dallas-Fort Worth as a metroplex works well, as both cities—along with several suburbs—offer numerous benefits for retirees.
— Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements makes some sense because the universe is overwhelmingly made up of the lighter stuff, so lumping everything else into one group makes the math easier.
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