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And the alloy wheels are an inch smaller, which increases the range to 288 miles (464 km).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Every decision either increases your freedom or decreases it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through this experimentation, the model learns and helps guide customers through a journey that maximizes that business metric.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The phone exclusively uses eSIMs, a choice Apple says maximizes internal space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Leaders must pair intelligence with intention, ensuring AI augments humanity, not replaces it.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The companies building them are laying the groundwork for a future that’s more efficient and more resilient — and, if developed thoughtfully, one that augments work without losing the critical role people play.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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When his game starts to go downhill, Tashi ups the stakes by setting him up in a low-level challenger match against Patrick (Josh O'Connor) — his old best friend and her ex-boyfriend.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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But this year’s Series 11 likely won’t be a dramatic update, with Apple retaining the same look, including a new screen that ups the maximum brightness and shuffling its color (the Jet Black Series 10, for instance, has had chipping issues) and band offerings.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Productive patience accelerates results in the long run.—
Yasir Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And by streamlining the NEPA permitting process, OBBBA also accelerates the construction of mines, oil and gas wells, and power plants that produce cheap and reliable energy required for reindustrialization.—
Richard Stern,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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The aim is to avoid re-traumatizing the victims, who may have undergone physically and psychologically arduous journeys since escaping the scam compounds.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new $106 million Nike man totally blows up a Titans run to start the game.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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But if this blows up in Utah’s face in two or three years … oy.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Bumps (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumps%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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