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orb

[awrb] / ɔrb /


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For the hunters, a massive grey orb with a ramp protruding from it is one clue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Especially not a green, alien orb that levitates him.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Video of another orb says it shows a spherical UAP zooming over the Yellow Sea in 2022.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

In another, two federal special agents witnessed "a glowing orange orb... perched close to a rock pinnacle."

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

Somkit had one small sun orb tucked in the cloth satchel hanging from his shoulder.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

On “Souls of Fire,” Mr. Light’s guitar track is reversed—heard backward—to produce briefly glowing orbs of sound that intensify the song’s elegiac mood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Social media fuelled a spike in interest over recent years – with her museum's bold floral shapes and shiny steel orbs turning into a desired backdrop for selfies and poses.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

And it was not until the 1990s that her vivid patterns, bold floral shapes and shiny steel orbs hit the mainstream, later providing the backdrop to countless selfies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

For some, though, “fruit salad” still conjures images of syrup-slicked fruit orbs — maybe even veering into ambrosia territory.

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

“We could get the faded orbs we need,” continued Pong.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat


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