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[ri-mayn] / rɪˈmeɪn /


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For Fuller, these exceptionally energetic neutrinos are among IceCube's most exciting discoveries because their origins and the physical processes responsible for accelerating them remain poorly understood.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Its troops deployed under a separate bilateral security arrangement will remain in the country.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Families earning above $175,000 remain eligible based on calculated need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Reports point to discussions about sanctions relief and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while nuclear restrictions and inspections remain major unresolved issues."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The sleeping car is the very last. The rear door will remain unlocked, as I am awaiting the arrival of my poor, sick brother who cannot walk without aid.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The researchers also used an increasingly valuable technique that allows scientists to recover human DNA directly from cave sediments, even when no identifiable human remains are present.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

However, he said Citi remains long strong compared with weak balance-sheet stocks, and they continue to see “health care AI as the best option for growth.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Marx was rushed to hospital, where he remains, but may need prosthetic ears after surgeons were unable to save his own, local news site IOL reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Still, the prospect of renewed fighting between Washington and Tehran remains a concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Wisps of the monster’s remains curl off the blade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

For decades, neutrinos remained beyond the reach of experiments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Faber said it remained Rooney's publisher and would continue selling her work outside Britain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

A police cordon remained in place on Sunday while officers continue their investigation.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“I get the feeling that the experience remained with him, as a deep emotional scar,” Mr. Murakami writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

This energy remained trapped in layers of atmosphere for twenty to thirty miles away from the volcano.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The remaining schedule includes home games against Green Bay and Kansas City, a rematch at San Francisco, and two games against Seattle in the final three weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Laos already hosts 90 hydropower plants and there are dozens more in neighbouring nations, leaving few optimal sites remaining.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The team examined feeding scars and remaining living tissue at the University of Sydney's One Tree Island Research Station, located on the Great Barrier Reef.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Binance earlier said it held $5 billion of the $6.3 billion it was fronting in the same cryptocurrencies that hackers stole, and was purchasing the remaining $1.3 billion of cryptocurrency through market channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The moorhen fluffed herself over her remaining eggs, using her beak to tuck them in beneath her.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo


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