astronomical

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Researchers and a growing number of companies say that space promises to deliver astronomical benefits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

These are astronomical figures that any country in the world would struggle to pay - the entire US federal budget for 2025 was $7.1tr.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

With winter in the northern hemisphere officially ending on Friday -- the first day of astronomical spring -- the soaring temperatures were wreaking havoc on wildlife in the West.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Ticket sales alone should amount to about $11.4 million per concert, Lim projects, an astronomical figure only surpassed by the nearly $14 million earned per concert in Swift’s “Eras” tour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

All one knew was that every quarter astronomical numbers of boots were produced on paper, while perhaps half the population of Oceania went barefoot.

From "1984" by George Orwell