corona

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Recent Examples of corona Creating a total solar eclipse for six hours in every 19.6-hour orbit should allow scientists to study the sun’s corona — its hotter outer atmosphere — which is only visible during a total solar eclipse. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 The sun's corona The solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, is a mystery. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025 The sun continues to mystify scientists, especially its corona, which is hotter than the solar surface. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 Scientists already are thrilled by the preliminary results that show the corona without the need for any special image processing, said Zhukov. Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for corona
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aura
Noun
  • The goal is to continue to build his aura and mystique outside of the weekly WWE television grind.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • People who get migraines with aura—dots or zigzags in vision, or another sensory disturbance that typically occurs before the onset of a migraine—have long been told to avoid birth control that contains estrogen.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 16 July 2025

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“Corona.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corona. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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