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grapevines

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plural of grapevine

as in avenues

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The Re>Birth Programme is aimed at connecting rights holders of classic films with buyers, distributors, programmers, sales agents, film labs and publishers and facilitate new avenues of commercial exploitation.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The subject of educational equality is particularly acute in a country that places great emphasis on credentials and diplomas, offering few other avenues for success.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of avenues

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The judge, Timothy Kelly, is expected to rule by then on whether to grant the news outlets a preliminary injunction, something that would prevent the White House from denying access on a longer term.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
The coordination ensures the news outlets have equal access to video and pictures of events and proceedings relevant to American citizens, as well as transcripts.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlets

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Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduits

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Its aim is to make rail practical for shipments that are often moved by trucks because conventional freight trains are less flexible on shorter routes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
But Huang regards it as just another attractor in the landscape — albeit a potentially catastrophic one — that can be all too easily accessed by many different routes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of routes

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At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Confidential sources Rahmer acknowledged in his testimony that there are limits to knowing who is a confidential informant or working for agencies outside the FBI.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sources

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Life’s one-handedness puzzle The duo’s research has both given chemists fundamental new tools that are widely used in their daily work and awakened interest in the chemistry of life’s origins, the committee said.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
By then, the meme had already become a viral format, and users cared little about its AI origins.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of origins

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In the past, economies ran on toll roads and railroads and pipelines that were physical.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Those range from the macro-industrial such as aircraft parts and underwater pipelines to the micro-medical such as stents that prop open bodily channels for bodily fluids.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipelines

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