mystery
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It’s the mystery of the self—how much of our personality is ephemeral, and what, if anything, is immutable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet exactly how cells manage to trigger such dramatic regrowth has remained a mystery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He’s having fun, but it’s also true that the massive tote is a legitimate mystery.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Written by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, it comprises three stories over six episodes, with a longer mystery running below and the halting romantic do-si-do sprinkled on top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I thought it was going to be impossible. If you’d asked me five days ago, I would have said the chances of you solving this mystery were nonexistent, and—how do you feel?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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By showing that the internal condition of Earth and Theia could strongly influence the aftermath of their collision, the study gives researchers another way to investigate one of planetary science's biggest mysteries.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Decoder Ring, Slate’s podcast about cracking cultural mysteries, turns its investigatory powers inward to explore what exactly a “podcast” is these days, as more and more shows pivot from audio to video.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
For the researchers on the ship, seeing the creature was a reminder, if they needed one, of how many mysteries the deep still holds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Per Mr. Horowitz’s practice, and his “Marble Hall” script, the parallel mysteries are cast with the same actors, playing similar roles in each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
And while some are easily guessed as ginger with peach or curried coconut, others remain delicious mysteries.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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