orbiting

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The raids also affected small businesses orbiting around quinceañeras: makers of embossed invitations, sellers of tiaras and crowns, choreographers, caterers, florists and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Data center developers, power producers, and clean energy companies orbiting them often can’t, and must borrow or sell stock to build the products that generate profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

That changed in 2020, when SpaceX became the first private space company to take humans to the orbiting lab, restoring the ability for the US to make the journey independently.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The telescope is designed to study objects throughout the solar system, investigate planets orbiting distant stars, and explore the origins and evolution of the universe.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

A globular cluster of stars, orbiting the galactic core.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan