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[uh-rey] / əˈreɪ /






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It is roughly the size of a person, with a tough metal body and an array of sensors packed inside.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

About the size of a cookie, each array contains eight quartz corner cube prisms mounted inside a dome shaped aluminum frame.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The new executive orders listed an array of critical minerals and energy reserves it said were vital to the United States' resource independence and national security.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The building’s solar array had a shutdown switch that firefighters flipped when the most recent blaze began, according to the fire department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Calixte asked for nothing at all, though Lazlo knew she was procuring, with Tzara’s assistance, an array of resins with which to concoct sticking pastes to aid in her climbing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Satellites, moored arrays of sensors and research ships are gathering data from the modern ocean too.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“Solar arrays of multikilometers in scale are what’s needed,” Rocket Lab Chief Executive Peter Beck told investors earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Like all offshore wind arrays, they also need to deliver the electricity back to land, requiring long floating cables, loose enough to withstand ocean currents.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

By combining compact laser arrays, high-speed transmission, and precise optical control, this approach offers a practical path toward next-generation indoor wireless networks that deliver greater performance without increasing energy consumption.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2026

The excavation of the Mary Rose yielded one of the largest and most amazing arrays of artifacts ever recovered.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

As Massie frequently notes, the bulk of the outside money arrayed against him has come from three billionaires – Las Vegas casino tycoon Miriam Adleson and hedge fund managers Paul Singer and John Paulson.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Three vertical screens show computer-generated landmarks of 18 world’s fairs arrayed in interstellar space—most familiar from this exhibition—slowly rotating as people cross walkways between them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

There will be raking, and pile-making, and paper sacks stuffed with leaves, arrayed along curbs like defensive bulwarks.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

But make no mistake about it: Fleetwood Mac’s new sound was pure “Buckingham Nicks,” with the duo’s impassioned vocals arrayed over Lindsey’s soaring guitar lines.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2025

Edmure sat in the high seat of the Tullys, with Brynden Blackfish at his side, and his father's bannermen arrayed to right and left and along the side tables.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

In arraying himself against adversaries no matter the cost, he has earned an appellation Robert Bolt gave Sir Thomas More: a man for all seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

He sits in a corner of the restaurant, arraying three sheep carcasses before him, then slices and organizes the meat into neat piles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2022

But now I presume he will, if only because he’ll want to regain control of the government forces that are fast arraying against him.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2022

By arraying spike proteins on nanoparticles, vaccine developers aim to follow the style of upscale restaurants, where presentation matters nearly as much as the food on the plate.

From Science Magazine Apr. 15, 2021

He tried to look away from the books, to the guards that were arraying themselves around the pyre.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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