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observatory

[uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əbˈzɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
watchtower
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The commission said last week it would establish a "fuel observatory" to track EU production, imports, exports and stock levels of transport fuels.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

One of the biggest setbacks came in 2022, when the Contras wildfire disrupted power and internet service at the observatory for months.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

In the 1890s, long-simmering dreams of an inhabited Mars found a foothold in the U.S., fanned by wealthy astronomer Percival Lowell, who built an Arizona observatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He lived in Northern Ireland until his death in 1985 and worked at the observatory well into old age.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

When he realized that his observatory shook slightly in the wind, making his measurements imperfect, he moved his instruments into underground bunkers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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