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The other challenge was just changing the paradigm of what people felt about downtown districts.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026 -
As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb, multiple alternative computing paradigms are emerging in parallel.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By the end of that format’s 12-year run, including several instances in which the best overall driver of the year was shut out from the title or even competing in the championship race, a majority of fans and drivers were more than ready for something else.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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In these instances, there are alternative options, like Reglan, a prescription drug used to treat GERD plus nausea and vomiting, or rectal suppositories like promethazine, that may be a better fit.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Whole fruit, for example, behaves very differently than cookies or candy.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Major League Baseball, for example, a pitcher recovering from a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow may be unable to load that arm for up to two months following surgery.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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For the 23rd edition, the 10 entries represented a sweeping cross section of categories and power trains that define today’s performance landscape.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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Pretti’s killing, in particular, struck a chord of dismay with a cross section of Americans.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many of these jars contain unknown or poorly documented chemical mixtures that could be toxic to humans or harmful to the specimens themselves if disturbed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Officials said the exhibit will feature a customized collection of specimens, artifacts, murals and artwork curated by the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College in Kansas.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Facilities require adequate time to design and install the groundwater monitoring system, collect eight independent samples, and conduct statistical analysis.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Movie buffs might recognize Schilthorn Piz-Gloria, the iconic mountain peak on the Jungfrau skyline that served as the filming location of the James Bond classic On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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From the kitchen comes an equally elegant menu of classics – think gorgeous local steaks, terrines and roasted Amish chicken plated with cockles – imagined with creativity and a deep understanding of European technique seen through a Tennessee lens.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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An international research collaboration co-led by UCLA has developed a nickel-iron battery prototype that recharges in seconds and maintains its performance for over 12,000 cycles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rivian has unveiled a prototype of its upcoming $45,000 electric SUV, the R2, which company officials say will be crucial to its long-term future as a viable automaker.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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