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blue-sky

[bloo-skahy] / ˈbluˈskaɪ /












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For hours on a crisp, blue-sky day, kite flyers mingled with sign-wavers, sharing space on the National Mall as they pursued their dueling missions.

From Barron's Mar. 28, 2026

At the time Higgs, who has since passed away, said in a statement: "I hope this recognition of fundamental science will help raise awareness of the value of blue-sky research."

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

When an intern tells a patient that he believes kindness is the best medicine, J.D. tersely interrupts his blue-sky meliorism with a cold splash of reality.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2026

“This should put a capper, in our opinion, on blue-sky hopes for substantial multiple expansion,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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