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One important tool in early natural-language-processing work was ranking the frequency of word sequences.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
The material, known as SAM, combines protein sequences derived from mussels, spider silk and amyloids, proteins capable of forming strong fibrous structures.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The proof-of-concept code exploits the Browser Fetch programming interface, a standard that allows long videos and other large files to be downloaded in the background.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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The files contained many references to Trump and shed new light on his past close relationship with the deceased financier.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Addressing Canal+‘s investment in UGC, one of France’s top exhibition chains, Saada sought to downplay suggestions of an imminent takeover while leaving the door open to a future acquisition.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The drinks are also sold at smaller chains and independent stores, including Lazy Acres, Rainbow Acres and Happier Grocery in New York City.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The tuition payments may be a gift presented without strings, but there are still plenty of reasonable expectations that come with a college education.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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International numbers or random strings are a clear warning sign.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Plus, Amtrak has added more trains between San Diego and Los Angeles for the World Cup, making the Surfliner especially great for summer travel this year.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Those figures include crimes aboard buses, trains, and at bus stops and stations, as well as on other CTA property such as garages.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The platform analyzes job titles, compensation levels, hierarchies, and experience requirements to group roles into logical pay grades and career progressions.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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The two leaders met in the cavernous Great Hall of the People beneath rows of American and Chinese flags after a welcoming ceremony that included an honor guard and schoolchildren waving banners.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
14 May 2026
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To keep weeds at bay, spread sterile straw between rows.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The Behind-the-Meter Workaround Is Real but Costly xAI, Meta, OpenAI, and Oracle (ORCL) have each arranged for on-site power generation to circumvent interconnection queues.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Conditions have eased slightly in recent days, with shorter queues at fuel stations after the government increased supplies, but concerns persist across sectors.—
Julhas Alam,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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“Chain reactions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reactions. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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