Argo
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Argus
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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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“All they do is tear up our road,” said Adam Argo, town manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
A company called Argo AI, backed by Ford and Volkswagen, was also developing driverless technology until it shut down in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Eventually, President Jimmy Carter approved the Canadian Caper - a plan which would see Mendez and Johnson pose as Canadian filmmakers scouting locations for a supposed Star Wars spin-off called Argo.
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
He thought about all those months he’d spent creating the Argo II. Somehow, making a boat to sail from Ogygia seemed like a more daunting task.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Andy Winter, a columnist for the Brighton Argus, attended Pride marches in the 1980s in his role as a Brighton councillor.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
U.S. refiners are exporting about 10% to 20% of their products, which had never happened before, said Bill Selesky, an analyst at Argus Research.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The price of jet fuel in the U.S. fell to $2.81 a gallon, according to Argus Media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Some tankers could take more than one month to reach Europe after the route reopens, according to Argus Media analysts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
We thanked the hippocampi and waded ashore, only to find Argus waiting for us.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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