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Today we know that billions of planets populate our galaxy; that on average, when you look up at night, each star you see hosts at least one planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

If you look up some of the basic stats of this season, Bournemouth have the most interceptions in the Premier League.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Asked about which dinosaurs he’d hope to see in the movie, Choudhury lists off several that I have to look up, rusty from my years away from textbooks.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

I look up to see a wall of black and gold storming toward us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer