discovery
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Guyana - formerly British Guiana - is the world's fastest growing economy due to the discovery of oil reserves there in 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mr. Thompson recalls how, immediately after the discovery of the hikers’ bodies, media outlets suggested that the two men had been out hunting Bigfoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Over the last year, the government began turning over discovery to the plaintiffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The discovery suggests that problems that appear unrelated could actually stem from a shared disruption in how the brain processes information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
But as interesting as these finds were, it was the discovery of a much different type of object that proved to be the most exciting find of the expedition.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Exxon, Shell, Total and other big players have turned to places such as Suriname, Brazil and Namibia for new oil discoveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
McLachlan oversaw exploration at Total when it made big discoveries in Namibia, Suriname, Cyprus, South Africa and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The discoveries of penicillin, radioactivity and weird stars called pulsars all came from odd results that could easily have been dismissed.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Specimens preserved for years can contain biological discoveries that become apparent only when newer analytical techniques are applied.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
The flame illuminated her hand stretched out: roused now, and on the alert for discoveries, I at once noticed that hand.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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