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Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kyəˌliz /






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The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The plane, a Hercules used for transporting troops, came down near the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The aircraft, a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130, was lifting off from Puerto Leguízamo, a town on the Putumayo River across from Peru, when it went down, said Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Washington never pursued Hercules with quite the same intensity that he went after Ona.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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