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Mercury

[mur-kyuh-ree] / ˈmɜr kjə ri /


NOUN
terrestrial planet
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Officials have decontaminated the facility’s inmate housing as a precaution and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff for possible symptoms, The Mercury News reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The man, known as "Mercury", denies any wrongdoing and prosecutors dropped the case.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A few days later, from June 11 through June 15, Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter low in the western sky, creating an eye-catching lineup of three planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Intel remains the biggest supplier of CPUs for traditional Windows PCs, with a market share of about 64% in the final quarter of last year, according to Mercury Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

They had been listening to The Mercury Theatre.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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