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Blue Origin, however, failed to meet its secondary goal of recovering the reusable booster stage of the rocket—which was supposed to land on a barge floating in the Atlantic but was lost during reentry.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The company conceded that the goal of landing the rocket's reusable first stage booster on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean failed, after the booster was lost during reentry.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s beneficial for weight loss, experts say, because if blood sugar is kept on an even keel, with few spikes or dips, the body’s cells can more effectively burn fat between meals for energy.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Beneath the mast and attached to the bottom of the keel is an aluminum cross piece, which prevents the seismometer from toppling over.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Jan. 2025
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During the match, the 3,500 travelling supporters were pelted with bottles, coins and lighters thrown from home sections.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Never smoke in bed; keep lighters and cigarettes away from children.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Dec. 2024
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But much of Sasaki’s early success could depend on the effectiveness of his third pitch, an improving slider that has taken several forms for Sasaki over the years — from a slower bender with big spin and break, to a slightly firmer version that acts more like a cutter.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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More news: Dodgers Pitcher Reveals Details of His Recruiting Call With Roki Sasaki Kopech's fastball touched 102 mph last season, a weapon few pitchers are able to pair with his command, along with a plus slider and cutter.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The items for hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders and more all get delivered to each stand in a process that can take up to four days.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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The trick to achieving their signature tender, bouncy texture?—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
16 Jan. 2025
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The water taxi and helicopter tours spend around two to three-and-a-half hours on the lagoon, respectively, and typically run from May through September.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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Upon arrival, travelers heading to Freetown will book a scenic 35-minute water taxi ride across the Sierra Leone River.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Stuck in a lifeboat for nearly three weeks, the four survivors ultimately resorted to devouring one of their boatmates in order to survive.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Given global streamers have been the fundamental industry driver of recent years – and lifeboat in 2020 – their corrective plays out over the whole industry.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals.—
Chris Museler,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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