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eclipse

[ih-klips] / ɪˈklɪps /






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It’s been another wild month in global oil markets, with crude prices sinking after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a cease-fire on April 8, only to eclipse prices from their record-breaking climb in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

LA28 will have 14 million tickets available for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which would eclipse the record of 12 million tickets sold for the Paris Games.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The coalition between a European Catholicism in eclipse and a Latin Catholicism in decline may not endure for all time, but it’s difficult to envision a practical alternative for today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Last season he clinched a seventh Race to Dubai title - his fourth in succession - to eclipse Ballesteros' tally of six and leave him one behind Colin Montgomerie's record.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

If there’s an eclipse of the moon, she thinks that we did something wrong, and she prays.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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