orbited

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Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He added that as the galaxies orbited one another and moved toward the superheated gas cloud surrounding the Virgo cluster, which reaches temperatures about 200 times hotter than the Sun's surface, they experienced "ram pressure."

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

She was the star we orbited, our center of gravity, and without her, we were adrift.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

When my ship reached Syrinx, I saw the twin moons, By-Tor and Snow Dog, that orbited the planet.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline