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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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Video tools include text-to-video, image-to-video, caption generation, YouTube summaries, transcriptions, and translations.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
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Translation tools, meeting summaries and captions have the ability to smooth over gaps in fluency and assist non-native speakers in writing emails, translating, and functioning more confidently in English-first settings.—
Aslesha Mehta,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The acronym is a direct reference to these textile blends’ chemical abbreviations (polyester and cotton) and the project’s primary goal (upcycling).—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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By 2010, the International Telecommunications Union reported trillions of messages sent yearly, turning SMS into a global cultural habit that shaped abbreviations like LOL and BRB.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
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As cautious Luna glides into your measured 7th house, agreements, expectations, and everyday teamwork alike all benefit from honest reviews of who does what.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Debruge, who will assume his new role on April 6, spent two decades as Variety’s chief film critic, writing over 2,000 film reviews.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chatree's legal controversy spans multiple cases, several medical surveys and a counter lawsuit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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McCarty believed the two were connected, and the surveys seemed to bear that out.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Bowdlerizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizations. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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