particles
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However, during particularly intense events, some particles can penetrate the atmosphere, where they have the potential to take out power grids or communication networks.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Theories suggest these particles can behave like coordinated waves near black holes.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
If you kept dividing an apple into smaller and smaller pieces, you would eventually reach molecules, then atoms, and later the tiny particles inside atoms such as protons, quarks, and gluons.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The iridescent particles soared above La Llorona and fell over her in a divine shower that bathed her in what I can only describe as sunlight.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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