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But in another alteration, Damon’s Odysseus fires an arrow into the already blinded Cyclops’ eye as he escapes, giving the monster’s father, Poseidon, a new reason to make his journey home miserable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
With his trusty bow and arrow, he hunts game and safeguards his twin sister Asa – who, for unexplained reasons, resides behind bars in a dark cell.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some historians believe the arrow was added later, during restoration in the nineteenth century.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Like that arrow on a dashboard, a line of paint on the road wasn’t always there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
She felt it then: him gliding through the air like a bird, and she let the arrow go.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
No need to untangle the complex hypocrisy here — it’s all laid out in arrows and diagrams.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
That’s when “the arrows started flying,” recalled Victor Aguilar, who oversees the company’s $2 billion in annual R&D spending, referring to the yearslong back-and-forth to turn the new technology into a salable product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Interpreted this way, the Einstein–Rosen bridge acts as a mirror in spacetime: a connection between two microscopic arrows of time.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
The arrows undulated again, and with every step he took, they led the way to the dead end of the hall.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
