as in general
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
a bird's-eye look at the current situation in that part of the world
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Performance Trade-Offs: Real-time applications face inherent constraints due to the computational overhead of symbolic reasoning, knowledge graph traversal and the general reduction in inference speeds compared to pure neural approaches.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025 -
The Contour Face is fabulous for those interested in general regeneration or alleviating signs of aging, but those with acne-prone skin should consider its Clear mask which utilizes blue light, clinically proven to kill acne-causing bacteria.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Riley Greene, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft, has led the way with a 2.6 bWAR (Wins Above Replacement per Baseball Reference).—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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According to Toth, thick hair can be defined as a matter of overall density or of individual strand coarseness.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 June 2025
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Last year, the court said formers presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that helped Trump avoid being tried for trying to overturn the 2020 election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Since then, military actions—from Korea and Vietnam to Iraq, Libya, and Syria—have typically been carried out under broad authorizations, U.N. resolutions, or purely at the president's discretion.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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“Bird's-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird%27s-eye. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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