cores

plural of core
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as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed

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as in middles
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

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Recent Examples of cores Unlike legacy von Neumann architectures that have different resources available for different types of workloads, compute-in-memory designs offer more homogenous cores that can achieve higher utilization across broader workload types. Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Researchers from the Prakash Lab and the lab of Kevin Arrigo, professor of Earth system science, extracted ice cores from 12 stations and used a suite of microscopes developed by the Prakash Lab to image inside the ice. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 The phone has an A19 processor, which Apple says is faster and more efficient than the A18, with a new neural engine, 16 cores for Apple Intelligence, and better memory bandwidth. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 Its ice cores preserve climate records stretching back hundreds of thousands of years. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Prince Edward County is delightfully bikable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and town cores. Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 Subsequent cores and surveys revealed a formation larger than the Grand Canyon. Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025 Any thunderstorm activity will be capable of producing heavy rain, dry lightning strikes (outside of the rain cores) and gusty outflow winds. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The agency responsible for building, maintaining, and storing America's nuclear weapons faces an internal review of its costly effort to reestablish mass production of nuclear warhead cores. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • As the sun was setting, hundreds of North Texans — many clad in black — gathered with candles and posters in their hands and solidarity in their hearts.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Michelle and Zooey are the perfect duo to bring this cinematic joyride to life—they’re both original, fearless comedians with huge hearts and a willingness to be funny on horseback.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Scientists have developed a low-cost, compact power module that can be used in data centers, microreactors, and heavy-duty vehicles.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These include energy consumption—driving GW data centers, thermal management and the time to operationalize that infrastructure.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • With pink kernels that glimmer like precious stones?
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Get the recipe > Saveur’s editor at large Shane Mitchell shared these Southern-style pancakes, which get their subtle chew from fresh corn kernels.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Rewriting burial history In the new paper, Berger’s team explained that the bodies became encased in sediment shortly after entering the cave system in at least three locations.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Tongue-in-cheek elements stand out at the heart of the store, including a sofa embroidered to depict life-sized silhouettes of three nude bodies.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The middles seem strong Peter Skoronski, Lloyd Cushenberry III and Kevin Zeitler make up a solid trio in the middle of the offense.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the setbacks, a few brave souls are still willing to bet on a movie business revival.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • In Mississauga, developments around transit hubs, such as those supported by improvements like the Hurontario Light Rail Transit, are fostering mixed-use districts that blend multifamily units and retail spaces.
    John Krpan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In December 2023, the school board passed a resolution vowing to rethink school choice and prioritize neighborhood schools, nodding to their role as vital community hubs.
    Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • This Chardonnay is both a step forward and a nod to its roots, Myers says, as Chardonnay was one of the first grapes that founder Justin Baldwin planted in his vineyard.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Cores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cores. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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