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In a landscape where speed to value often determines competitive advantage, that acceleration can be decisive.—
Ruba Borno,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026 -
If there is an increase from year to year, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W, that determines the percentage of the COLA.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Another member of his class, Omar Abdelmoity, serves on the university’s Academic Integrity Board, the body that adjudicates cases of cheating, with AI or otherwise.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
17 Aug. 2025
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When smearing peanut butter on bread, the robot watches the knife deflect down and crush the bread and judges forces from that.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Herzog never judges or condescends to Treadwell, even if his involvement in documenting the fallout becomes increasingly complicated.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Centers of excellence are groups of doctors and medical facilities that Carrum, through its own research, deems best of class, negotiating discounts on behalf of employers.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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If a judge deems the dog dangerous, there are certain rules the owners have to follow and comply with within 30 days.—
Jim McHugh,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The adaptation of John Galsworthy’s novel, The Forsyte Saga, will head into production on Season 3 next month in the UK and on location in Europe, Deadline hears.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Then the fighting older couple hears a camera’s click and looks up and sees their younger counterpart staring.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Finds (for or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finds%20%28for%20or%20against%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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