astronomical
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“If it hits,” Angelo said, “it’s going to be an astronomical payout.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"They are just astronomical," says Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin, a real estate company that tracks US home prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Because the framework is built on specific geometric relationships, it produces concrete predictions that could potentially be investigated through astronomical observations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Shares of the memory supplier have been on an astronomical run, gaining 869% this year and 4,748% over the past 12 months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In August 1563, for example, a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter took place—a rare astronomical event in which the two planets are so close together on the sky that they seem to merge.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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