Example Sentences
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Most cell phones now use two GPS frequency bands -- one that is older and fainter, and a second that is newer and stronger.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Upcoming eROSITA all-sky scans will allow astronomers to observe even fainter and more distant quasars.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 27, 2025
He told them rescue dogs that find bodies at disaster sites can also be trained to detect the fainter scent of a person who had been dead for years, even someone who had been cremated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
The more distant the star is, the fainter it appears.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
The time interval between the arrival of successive waves at the spaceship would get longer and longer, so the light from the star would appear redder and redder and fainter and fainter.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
