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Minor, moderate or greater geomagnetic storms are likely on Thursday and Friday, increasing the Kp index forecast to five and nearly six for either day, respectively, after a filament eruption on the sun’s surface earlier this week, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An alternative approach is to sample lactate in interstitial fluid, which mirrors blood levels more reliably, using a slender filament that pokes through the skin.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
The bright filaments resemble the wispy structure of a dandelion, and studying their peculiar structure could help astronomers understand how the filaments formed in the first place.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Both pieces fill the here and now, as the spark illuminates the filament with a glowing, pulsing sense of the infinite present.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
An alternative approach is to sample lactate in interstitial fluid, which mirrors blood levels more reliably, using a slender filament that pokes through the skin.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
The bright filaments resemble the wispy structure of a dandelion, and studying their peculiar structure could help astronomers understand how the filaments formed in the first place.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Both pieces fill the here and now, as the spark illuminates the filament with a glowing, pulsing sense of the infinite present.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
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Another major benefit of a plant-heavy diet comes from fiber, which is found in not only fruits and veggies but also whole grains, nuts, and legumes.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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The drop-off also does not accept any pallets, boards, nails, fences, wire, bricks, stones or soil.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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And while their albums are all different from each other, there is a thread of musical commonality within them: R&B roots, soaring vocals, strong bass, and often a Christian theme to the lyrics.Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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What Makes Certain Sedentary Activities Helpful or Harmful Among sedentary behaviors that are helpful for cognitive health, there seems to be a common thread.Sarah Garone, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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