sputnik
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Seattle’s Century 21 Exposition took place in the shadow of the Cold War, following the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial Earth satellite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Last year's so-called "DeepSeek shock" sparked a sell-off of AI-related shares and a reckoning on business strategy in what was also described as a "Sputnik moment" for the industry.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
A big lesson since Sputnik launched the Space Age is that we are Earthlings to the core.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Sputnik, meanwhile, launched a newsroom in Ethiopia in February.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
Only two months after Sputnik, the US Navy ordered the construction of the USS George Washington, the world's first nuclear-armed submarine.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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