as in to add (to)
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This allows organizations to maximize their investments while benefiting from advanced AI capabilities.—
Craig Costigan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025 -
Regular exercise Spending social time with friends or relatives Getting enough sleep every night A Word From Verywell Certain healthy habits can help maximize your energy levels to get the most out of your days.—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be? (1) Infrastructure in forms of roads and increased police and fire due to the growing population.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The recent presentations also pumped up Vinay Shahani, Nissan’s U.S. sales boss.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Things are very different at Coventry and the CBS Arena is pumped up.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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But, cleaning it regularly and keeping the space well-ventilated greatly helps prevent the build up of mold.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Atherosclerosis develops when plaque builds up in the arteries and can cause complications such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.1516 Potential Side Effects and Considerations Collagen supplements are typically well-tolerated.—
Karen Berger, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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The most successful implementations use technology to augment human capabilities, providing tools that help people work more efficiently rather than avoiding challenges altogether.—
AJ Bubb,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Brynjolfsson, in his Daedalus article, suggested changing the tax system to give businesses more incentive to invest in technology that augments labor rather than replaces it.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even then—before the rest of the world went AI-crazy—the CEO of Google DeepMind had a stark warning about the accelerating pace of AI progress.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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This topic has been brewing for a while, and was accelerated by the injury conversation.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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It’s been there for me since the beginning, before the café scene really blew up in Phuket Town.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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However, because of the way the sport has blown up, most cruises these days offer pickleball, including Norwegian’s newest ships, which have an indoor, caged-in set-up for the sport.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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This time, astronomers have used new processing techniques to draw out additional details in celebration of the telescope's upcoming 35th anniversary.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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These systems use a lot of water, which is lost to the atmosphere when heat is drawn out of the building.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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