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Expiring contracts are more sought after by teams leading into the trade deadline when executives are figuring out whether to clear cap space for the following summer.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The new adaptation has to figure out how to update the screenplay to avoid the mostly exploitational way such relationships were treated in the dramas of the 1970s.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Your doctor may have listed off a ton of confusing medical terms, offered you a pamphlet and prescription, and encouraged you to reach out with questions (possibly via an online portal—another thing to figure out).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead of waiting for top-down transformation programs, Raman argues, executives will need to get comfortable with workers figuring out AI on their own, even if those experiments cut across departments and job descriptions.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The new adaptation has to figure out how to update the screenplay to avoid the mostly exploitational way such relationships were treated in the dramas of the 1970s.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Your doctor may have listed off a ton of confusing medical terms, offered you a pamphlet and prescription, and encouraged you to reach out with questions (possibly via an online portal—another thing to figure out).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead of waiting for top-down transformation programs, Raman argues, executives will need to get comfortable with workers figuring out AI on their own, even if those experiments cut across departments and job descriptions.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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