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"This is called back-energy transfer: it means that the energy that would have been emitted by the erbium ions as green light instead gets bounced back to the ytterbium relay and never reaches the surface."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Looking back, I suspect my father had recently begun making a little more money, because that afternoon we bought two things I distinctly remember never having had before: Kerrygold butter and a jar of Rao’s.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
On game days Araujo gets to the ballpark about 2½ hours before first pitch, pausing in the parking lot to pull on an Angels cap and jersey with his name on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Their star running back was on the shelf with an injured shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Weary, not answering, he walks back to the fire.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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