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Uniting Prevention and Detection Traditional cybersecurity strategies often treat prevention and detection as separate undertakings—one team hardens systems to repel threats, while another prepares to identify and respond to breaches that slip through the cracks.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Another approach involves injecting the material directly into the deficit, in the form of a gel that subsequently hardens into a solid.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2025
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His size is a tool that sets him apart from his teammates.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Having one serve would introduce trade-offs about speed and direction, which would only ramp up deeper into games and then sets.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Backs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backs%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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