scenario

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In this scenario, Starship would act as a protective shield and slow the spacecraft down as it enters the planet's atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The one thing both teams definitely don't want here is extra time, and what usually happens in that scenario is that the tie goes the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But in a worst-case, albeit remote, scenario, the federal government can amplify rather than absorb shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

That scenario would leave plenty of damage to Middle Eastern energy infrastructure and the Iranian regime potentially able to shut down local shipping in future.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The above scenario explains the Agricultural Revolution as a miscalculation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari