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In the game’s water temple, which requires players to slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer figured out how to skip that whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks—echoes that create a contained cube of water Zelda can swim through—to head straight up.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
That outcome isn’t more likely than a more contained scenario, which would limit the war to a ground offensive in Gaza and have almost no long-term global economic consequences.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
Thirty-one packages, at least some of which were bloody and contained animal eyes, have been sent to embassies in 15 countries.
—James Bikales, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Although the universe is forever expanding and often feels incomprehensible, tide pools offer us a glimpse into a beautiful, contained microecosystem.
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
That outcome isn’t more likely than a more contained scenario, which would limit the war to a ground offensive in Gaza and have almost no long-term global economic consequences.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
Thirty-one packages, at least some of which were bloody and contained animal eyes, have been sent to embassies in 15 countries.
—James Bikales, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Although the universe is forever expanding and often feels incomprehensible, tide pools offer us a glimpse into a beautiful, contained microecosystem.
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
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“Contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contained. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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