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tortoise

[tawr-tuhs] / ˈtɔr təs /


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That motto, and the company’s approach, has led some to call Blue Origin the tortoise to SpaceX’s hare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

One party source describes it as "tortoise and hare - maybe one day Ed will even dress up as a tortoise".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But the ICE raids and the council’s indifference to residents angered Becerra, who looks every bit the profe with a perfectly shaved head and tortoise shell glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Jeff Bezos earlier this year signed into X to post a photo of a tortoise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

When he came to a huge tortoise in the sand, he sprang over it and cleared the creature, almost without noticing it was a living thing.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




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