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terrestrial

[tuh-res-tree-uhl] / təˈrɛs tri əl /


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“Space solar technology represents a transformative step forward by leveraging existing terrestrial infrastructure to deliver new, uninterrupted energy from orbit,” Nat Sahlstrom, a Meta executive overseeing energy and sustainability, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

If its efforts to collect continuous energy and beam it back to receivers on Earth are successful, it could provide a clean energy solution that avoids some of the limitations of terrestrial solar panels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

This location contains the most diverse collection of terrestrial vertebrates from that period, which was already rich in species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

For businesses like Starlink and Amazon that are seeking to break into the telecom market, they are less expensive than building a terrestrial network from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There is no need to animadvert to the deeds of that day, which shall resound, for weal or woe, as long as this terrestrial globe has habitation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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