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Recent Examples of discoidalOne thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025 One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.
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Krissy Brady,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2024
The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.
This circular yarn reuses waste via recycling, while also providing mechanical stretch for comfort and fit.
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SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
22 July 2025
There were 12 to 15 circular nests easily visible within about a 10-by-15-foot area next to the shore, with each one being guarded by a male pumpkinseed swimming in place in the middle of each nest.
Hanging from the ceiling are globular pendant lamps (from the French brand DCW Editions).
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Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.
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