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speck

[spek] / spɛk /


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A new image captured on June 13, 2026, shows the rover as a tiny green speck against the Martian landscape, just one day before it officially reached the distance milestone.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

“New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me,” he wrote.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The speck was at Scarborough Shoal, a much-contested reef in the South China Sea, a maritime thoroughfare for about a quarter of the world’s seaborne trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

"If there's a speck of dust in your eye, you just get rid of it, right?"

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

Being up there, with the egg just a speck and the results unknown, was strange.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Rendered with atomic specks of red, blue and green that produce a darker purplish cast, its resonant effect is reinforced in the painted border Seurat added later, as he did to many of his seascapes.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

With the naked eye, they looked like sand-colored specks.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2026

A bottle of Ice Age glacial water from the Czech mountains contains dazzling specks of 24‑carat gold.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Over time, specks of dust collide and stick together, forming rocky pebbles.

From Space Scoop Jul. 16, 2025

He saw the specks of Gulf clouds flame high in the air.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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