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The results point to a future where things like knee braces, exoskeletons, or even joint replacements could be tailored to an individual’s exact joint motion.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026 -
At 41, the 2010 Olympic downhill champion was in the midst of a once-unthinkable career comeback after undergoing knee replacement surgery on her right leg in 2024.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut’s own economic development director has publicly expressed concern about the acceleration of job displacement that AI will bring.—
Kevin J. Conlan,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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The song is widely seen as a protest against the displacement of communities and the privatization of natural resources – issues that younger generations on the island feel are also happening in Puerto Rico.—
Rocio Munoz,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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He's considered a great in-game coach, who creates advantages in the margins, like on substitution patterns and managing the clock.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rosenior’s triple substitution at the interval removed the left flank of Hato and Garnacho that had been thoroughly routed by Jarrod Bowen and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, as well as replacing the uneven passing of Benoit Badiashile with the forceful ball-carrying of Fofana.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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This dual-frequency design enhances its sensitivity to surface deformation, vegetation structure, and ice dynamics across a wide range of environments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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The result of their efforts so far is a presentation of reality subjected to all the distortion of a funhouse mirror.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.—
Josh Appel,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This allowed the scientists to witness the dynamical ‘transmutation’ of exotic particles, which had been theoretically predicted for these exotic quantum states.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The ice sheet that once covered the site never preserved remnants of the Last Glacial Period, indicating a complete retreat and reformation during past warmth.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the parts tracking the rise, demise, and reformation of the influential alternate-rock band are the least interesting aspect of Pavements, because Perry (per the demands of the film’s structure) plays them straight.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The revision comes from analyzing how radio signals sent by Juno bend and distort as the spacecraft passes behind Jupiter from Earth’s point of view.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The case prompted Davis to order revisions to the department’s policies on cooperation with ICE.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Supplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplantation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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