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cantle

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Recent Examples of cantle Among the machinery are some pieces of equipment that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the cantle disher, which was used to shape the rear part of each saddletree. — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024

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The generals have been internationally isolated since the takeover and Myanmar's economy and basic services, including healthcare, have been reduced to tatters amid the strife.

— Reuters, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Thin ceiling panels hang in tatters and cables dangle like airplane oxygen masks.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024

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Along with charred automobile parts, construction debris and battery casing fragments found on the site as deep as 16 feet underground, MPCA testing done in the early 2010s identified lead and carcinogenic chemical hotspots.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
That was one of those songs that was kind of written in different fragments and came together later.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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The model can also assemble Lego pieces after fine-tuning, with an AI agent coordinating the individual steps.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The character introduced as youthful comic relief became an enduring piece of the series’ optimistic picture of the future.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of piece

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Topped with cream cheese frosting, toffee, and almond candy bits, this scrumptious pumpkin spice cake will be a winner at your next fall party.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
Adding the 11-tap receiver equalizer increased the rate to 200 Gb/s, with the modulator consuming 63 fJ per bit.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of bit

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That remnant has now yielded direct physical evidence that ice sheets might have reversed their retreat and started to grow again thousands of years ago.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
The coastal flooding in the next few days is expected to be different from earlier rounds, which were heavily influenced by powerful swells from the remnants of hurricanes Marie and Rachel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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