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For example, last year’s Super Bowl notched an 83 share, tying the 2024 game for reaching the all-time highest percentage of TVs that were in use at the time of the broadcast.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers reported that unauthorized Starlink satellite communications terminals in use by Russian forces had been disrupted or disconnected, following a public appeal by Kyiv to Starlink producer SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are additional unanswered questions, like what will happen to all the equipment in use of the project that Sherrill said is rented, and what will happen if the workers find other jobs and are not available if the funding comes through at some point in the future?
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The brand was founded in Hyannis — a beach town known for its association with the Kennedys — and the plant, which will end production in April, has been in use since 1985.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers reported that unauthorized Starlink satellite communications terminals in use by Russian forces had been disrupted or disconnected, following a public appeal by Kyiv to Starlink producer SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are additional unanswered questions, like what will happen to all the equipment in use of the project that Sherrill said is rented, and what will happen if the workers find other jobs and are not available if the funding comes through at some point in the future?
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The brand was founded in Hyannis — a beach town known for its association with the Kennedys — and the plant, which will end production in April, has been in use since 1985.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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“In use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20use. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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