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Messier

American  
[mes-ee-ay, me-syay] / ˈmɛs iˌeɪ, mɛˈsjeɪ /

noun

  1. Charles 1730–1817, French astronomer.


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One reason the shares of so-called smid-cap energy stocks that insiders are buying look cheap is that they have failed to keep up with oil prices, Messier told me in a recent interview.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Messier 3 is notable for more than just its enormous size.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

This is me trying my best to explain hockey without getting an angry phone call from Don Cherry or Mark Messier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

"There has been transformative technological innovation across all sectors of society that's come out of high-energy physics," noted Messier.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Hmmm, probably in the Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31. It has two trillion planets! Even so, you shouldn’t interrupt a cuento, Zeta-4,” he says.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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