Terran
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Terrans
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His company, Terran, is testing a machine to build 3D-printed homes out of dirt and clay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"It was a lot better to just put those resources into Terran R because that's going to be a way-more-profitable way to allocate the team that we have," Ellis said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2023
Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., late on Wednesday night.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
It is also developing a larger, more powerful vehicle, the Terran R, which would be fully reusable.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
The period of rotation is 23.08 Terran Standard Hours: the Gethenian year contains 364 days.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Like asking Terrans why all our vehicles must go so fast; we answer “Why not?”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Terrans tend to feel they’ve got to get ahead, make progress.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Through the windows of his office, Reinhart could see endless buildings and streets, Terrans hurrying back and forth.
From The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick
Even at a distance the Terrans looked disturbingly alike, and when they got closer I could see that they were identical twins.
From Problem on Balak by Roger D. Aycock
Father, the Terrans call me a wise doctor, a man of healing.
From The Planet Savers by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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