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Panettiere was 17 when “Heroes” became a breakout hit and made her and co-stars Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and Zachary Quinto sought-after talents.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Our catalyst works a bit differently because it actually just ejects the electron directly into solvent," says Zachary Wickens, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry who led the work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Of five proposed directors named in WLF’s proposal, two are named Witkoff: Zachary Witkoff and Robert Witkoff, who is Steve Witkoff’s brother.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anthropologist Zachary Howlett wrote in 2022 that many in China regard the gaokao as “an island of transparency and fairness in an ocean of backroom dealing and corruption.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She played GameCube with Zachary and killed the morning with diversions.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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