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general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
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This is the empty grammar of the predator, the always hungry language of the dead.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The grammar in the texts felt off.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
At the revision stage, AI can support the editing and rewriting of ideas as well as help with … punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
That means abandoning your inhibitions and not getting hung up on grammar or achieving proficiency, said Thomas Sauer, assistant director of resource development for the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The grammar in the texts felt off.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
At the revision stage, AI can support the editing and rewriting of ideas as well as help with … punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
That means abandoning your inhibitions and not getting hung up on grammar or achieving proficiency, said Thomas Sauer, assistant director of resource development for the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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elements
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Microorganisms naturally require trace amounts of some rare earth elements, and researchers can adjust conditions so the microbes efficiently take them up.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smoking marijuana is also unhealthy, however, because cannabis smoke contains carcinogens, tar and other dangerous elements.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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