Argo
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Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
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(italics) the ship in which Jason sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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These drifting instruments, known as Argo floats, continuously measure conditions in the upper ocean and offer more frequent observations, although they have been in operation for a shorter period.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026
“All they do is tear up our road,” said Adam Argo, town manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Only in 2023 - over a decade after the release of Argo - was his contribution publicly recognised.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
Meanwhile, a fleet of 4,000 floats around the world—named Argo, after Jason’s ship in Greek mythology — measures temperature and salinity in the upper part of the ocean, while satellites measure wind.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2024
They'd gone to all the trouble of building the Argo II so they could travel by sea and air, and they’d ended up in the earth anyway.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Shortly before the war, a ton of SAF cost about $1,500 more to buy than a ton of traditional jet fuel, according to data from commodities pricing agency Argus Media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Burning coal instead of gas for most countries is mostly a question of price,” said Martin Senior, head of LNG pricing at Argus Media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
"In practice, what that led to was the removal of Indian jet fuel from the European market en masse. It just became too complicated," explains Amaar Khan of Argus Media.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Argus Research analyst Joseph Bonner told MarketWatch that investors were searching for bargains on Monday, and added that investors may be teasing out which companies may benefit from Anthropic’s Mythos.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Argus never spoke, probably because he had eyes all over his body, including—so I’d heard—at the tip of his tongue, and he didn’t like to show that off.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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