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But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Anderson splits his time between Japan and Indonesia, and said he was able to retire a few years ago after investing in bitcoin, ether and precious metals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
"The thought of all that money, all that time that I've saved up, that excitement completely vanishing into the ether, it was terrifying," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
His hatred continued to spill out into the broadcasting ether until Monath could stand it no longer: “Mr. Fischer, you are destroyed in your mind,” he said, and Fischer’s microphone was rendered mute.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Their proliferation might not affect the sheer number of bitcoins, ethers and other tokens, but some investors thought their arrival has dented bitcoin’s appeal as a scarce asset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere -- upholstery, carpets, curtains, electronics, and even infant products.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Other EDCs of concern include organophosphate ethers, benzotriazoles, and PBDEs, all of which are used to make plastic products fire- and light-resistant.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
The research found the levels of banned PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in breast milk have declined some 70% over the past two decades.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
The most important of these classes are the hydrocarbons, the alcohols, the aldehydes, the acids, the ethereal salts, the ethers, the ketones, the organic bases, and the carbohydrates.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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