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having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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Recent Examples of oval
Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Each leaf consists of a series of small oval leaflets set opposite each other.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 23 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Today inside Paris’s Palais Brongniart, guests including Kerry Washington, Milly Alcock, and Rita Ora filed into a futuristic oval room for Fendi’s spring 2023 couture show.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
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Wearing the polish on long, oval nails and with a high-shine finish, Lopez styled her seasonal mani with a stack of gold rings and her signature, year-round tan.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Each leaf consists of a series of small oval leaflets set opposite each other.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 23 Nov. 2024
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Last week, 10,000 cartons of organic eggs sold at Costco—sourced from New York’s Handsome Brook Farms—were also recalled over salmonella concerns.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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New Zealand has halted all poultry exports after confirming its first case of bird flu on an egg farm in the southern region of Otago.Matthew Brockett, Fortune Asia, 2 Dec. 2024
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In simple terms, asteroids and comets are both celestial objects in orbit around the sun, though the former are rocky and the latter are mostly icy and form an iconic tail when their elliptical orbits take them close to our star.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Over four elliptical seasons, Tom and Gerri experience joy, death, and all the stuff in between.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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As an actor who’s appeared on several hit shows, Johnston was identified quickly among the hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol following an inflammatory speech by the outgoing president at the nearby ellipse.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Since the moon’s orbital path around Earth is a slight ellipse, there’s a near-point (perigee) and a far-point (apogee) every month.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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By creating feedback loops, organizations can ensure their systems remain adaptable and effective over time.Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the end, these two points form a bit of a feedback loop, almost like an endless cycle of change and growth.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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The disk’s material will most likely fall onto the embryonic moon from the radial (in-out) direction, sculpting the satellite into an egg or football shape—what’s called a prolate spheroid—with the long axis pointing toward the parent body.Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
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In general the studies kept the airway spheroids embedded and immobilized in a protein-rich gel called Matrigel.Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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New York City is keeping holiday celebrations going even after the New Year's Eve ball drops with big discounts on more than 120 hotels.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs have turned the ball over on 17.5% of their possessions, ahead of only the Titans (22.9%).Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Polarization in both political and social spheres has created an environment where dialogue is often fraught, common ground is elusive and trust is eroded.Jen Croneberger, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Oprah Winfrey is expanding her presence in the podcast sphere.Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Haruki Murakami’s new novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, features an imaginary world that is both intricate and baffling: A parallel universe contains a walled city, which contains a library, which contains orbs that contain people’s dreams.Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nations: Our proudest moments include the inclusion of our orb bottles and Dasani in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and the Marvel Heroes Campaign.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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