as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
his scrupulous intendance of the university's finances
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There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Modified plants grew two to three times heavier than controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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As aviation grapples with its environmental footprint, leaders like Barberot demonstrate that sustainability advances often come from unexpected directions.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Framework stresses that, without policy actions, strategic plans risk moving in different directions, lose coherence or fall away.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Small oversights in design can lead to costly change orders later, so detail matters here.—
Yuvraj Kshirsagar,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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According to the Center on Presidential Transition, the average time to confirm a president's nominee has nearly quadrupled from an average of 49 days to 193 days during the last six presidential administrations.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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America hasn't seen substantial gains in pay equity or general support for women workers for the last several administrations, Robbins said.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Borrowing costs have surged for businesses and governments in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in the last five years, according to a new report by Moody’s.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In November 2023, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology introduced new social media regulations, requiring platforms to register with the government, set up a local contact point, appoint a grievance officer and designate an oversight official.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the penalties for companies that do try to operate in the EU under onerous and complex regulations have been hefty.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Intendances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intendances. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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