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This team would be built on its depth.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The cell is built on a soda-lime glass substrate with a molybdenum back contact.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s built on route detail, strength through contact, and finishing plays in the red zone — the exact stuff NFL staffs trust when the playbook shrinks on third down.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ole Miss heads home with coach Chris Beard trying to build on a roster that had to replace four starters coming into this season.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Google Pixel 10a ($499) builds on the success of last year's Pixel 9a with a handful of thoughtful upgrades, including a brighter display, longer battery life, improved wireless connectivity, and new satellite emergency features.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
These programs are built on the idea that ordinary people have a real role to play in understanding and protecting the natural world.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
To be sure, Google’s in-house Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are formidable challengers in both training and inference, and the newfound success of Google’s Gemini chatbot — built on TPUs — has elevated their reputation as Nvidia’s biggest threat.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Station and Station builds on the history of narrative video games, providing a model for the future of the form.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The cell is built on a soda-lime glass substrate with a molybdenum back contact.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s built on route detail, strength through contact, and finishing plays in the red zone — the exact stuff NFL staffs trust when the playbook shrinks on third down.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Ole Miss heads home with coach Chris Beard trying to build on a roster that had to replace four starters coming into this season.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Google Pixel 10a ($499) builds on the success of last year's Pixel 9a with a handful of thoughtful upgrades, including a brighter display, longer battery life, improved wireless connectivity, and new satellite emergency features.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
These programs are built on the idea that ordinary people have a real role to play in understanding and protecting the natural world.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
To be sure, Google’s in-house Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are formidable challengers in both training and inference, and the newfound success of Google’s Gemini chatbot — built on TPUs — has elevated their reputation as Nvidia’s biggest threat.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Station and Station builds on the history of narrative video games, providing a model for the future of the form.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Build on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20on. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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