marbles
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Before you scream, burst out laughing, or think I have lost my marbles, of course, there are very big differences between them.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
The simulations track how gas in the plumes behaves on very small scales, where individual particles move, collide, and transfer energy in a way similar to marbles bouncing into one another.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025
“But he even narrated a marbles contest in Guatemala.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025
You must sort these marbles by color within the test tubes.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
Lloyd stayed after to shoot some marbles in the school yard with Flopears and Lester.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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