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ether

[ee-ther] / ˈi θər /
ADJECTIVE
empyrean
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The orchestral sound comes out of a hidden pit as though from the ether.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The track is a harbinger—the album is filled with the sound of recorded speech drifting through the ether, and many of them carry messages of doom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The inquiry heard Elias was never contacted by mental health professionals about the document, which he believed had been "lost in the ether".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Bitcoin and ether were trading higher on Tuesday, partially because the quantum risks to crypto may have been mostly priced in, according to Ryan Rasmussen, director and head of research at Bitwise Asset Management.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"That's what's wrong with the world today, don't nobody trust nobody. I can smell that hospital smell on you, son. You got enough ether in those clothes to put to sleep a dog!"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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