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Recent Examples of satellite
Israel’s campaign in Gaza The influential pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera aired on a loop what appeared to be mobile phone footage of the gunman, wearing a suit jacket and slacks, being pulled away after the shooting, his hands behind his back.
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Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
This was seen during the 2022 Starlink incident, where 40 satellites were lost due to the phenomenon.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Earlier commercial satellite images indicated that the country was building its second destroyer at a shipyard in Chongjin.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Built to haul small satellites to orbit, the rocket stands 82 feet (25 meters) tall and has an unusual design for a modern launcher, with three stages, each powered by hybrid engines burning a proprietary solid fuel mixed with a liquid oxidizer.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
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Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
This was seen during the 2022 Starlink incident, where 40 satellites were lost due to the phenomenon.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Earlier commercial satellite images indicated that the country was building its second destroyer at a shipyard in Chongjin.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Built to haul small satellites to orbit, the rocket stands 82 feet (25 meters) tall and has an unusual design for a modern launcher, with three stages, each powered by hybrid engines burning a proprietary solid fuel mixed with a liquid oxidizer.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellite
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Suspicion quickly flared into insurgency, and when the British pulled out of Kabul in 1842 with a convoy of 16,000 troops and camp followers, only a single survivor (the assistant surgeon William Brydon) reached the border town of Jalalabad alive.—
Jonah Blank,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2011
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The women in the sketch were part of a controversial group known as camp followers: wives, widows, runaways and others who marched with the Continental Army.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Mar. 2024
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Federal prosecutors allege Tian sold sensitive military information to former soldier Ruoyu Duan, who would allegedly receive money from individuals residing in China.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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Under current policy, decisions to separate soldiers outside standard regulatory grounds rest solely with the secretary of the Army — a power typically reserved for exceptional circumstances.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Besides being massively ignorant, Musk and his minions are drunk on ideology.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Through their minions in the media, in Big Pharma, and woke teachers manipulating their children's minds, these elites hold an iron grip on society.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Orwell’s warnings apply across the board, not just when obvious despots and lackeys let their fascist flags fly.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Shawn reluctantly agrees, but is humiliated when Cory starts acting corny around his friend Gambling Dan (Phil Buckman), and his lackey, Louie (Weiss).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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It was started by missionaries Arthur and Laura Carson, who came over in the late 1800s.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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Pius was known for promoting the work of missionaries, and in 1923 sent a call out to orders worldwide to gather evidence of the church’s vast reach.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Peter Kwong, a martial artist and actor who played one of the Three Storms in Big Trouble in Little China and a henchman in The Golden Child during a prolific acting career and was active in actors union politics and the movie and TV academy leadership, has died.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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The film’s extended pre-title sequence culminates in Ethan brutally murdering the henchmen that Gabriel (Esai Morales) has dispatched to kill her.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The administration may be populated with sycophants and true believers, but Justice Department attorneys and Homeland Security officials are not stupid.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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There are still sycophants and acolytes, but no savvy producers to make his head-scratching moves appear to make sense.—
Laura Bassett,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here in the first city, the Catholic Church is at an extended crossroads of its own, calling for its leaders and adherents to engage in strategic planning and soul-searching of their own.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Even conscientious adherents to national security protocols acknowledge that classified U.S. government systems are far from convenient.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
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“Satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellite. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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