as in to find out
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Apply to know if you're approved and find out your exact welcome offer amount – all with no credit score impact.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Fans of the Naked Gun franchise may need to brew some coffee and stay patient before finding out if Police Squad will soon tackle another case.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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In banked slalom, athletes get two individual runs down the course with their best time counting toward the final ranking.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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During pregnancy, the two vertical muscles running down the front of your abdomen, the rectus abdominis muscles, must stretch to accommodate your growing baby.—
Jennifer Byrne,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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But a new modeling study shows mini-lightning can be created and studied inside a small block of plastic.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Foley said workers instead will remove vegetation from the flood channels by hand or with equipment while officials study options.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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As suggested by its name, the actor and ensemble tour the country to share new treatments of music from the Mississippi Delta and 100 years of storytelling tradition heard in the songs of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters and others.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have developed a large-scale 3D facial dataset and a new AI model that can detect facial landmarks directly from raw 3D data, without relying on 2D images or digital templates.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Kairos' debut flight in March 2024 ended just five seconds after liftoff when the rocket's flight termination system detected lower-than-expected velocity and thrust.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Since the electronic structure of nickelates involves several energy bands, determining the exact carrier density is difficult, so the Hall coefficient served as a practical way to map how the system evolves.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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As with any event, the location and the time of year have been the two biggest determining factors for the direction of my dress.—
Alexandra Ditch,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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Astronomers first needed to ascertain its true size.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
5 Mar. 2026
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The pair quickly ascertained that a skier was still attached to the skis, and bee-lined toward him.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Visually, to the more discerning fans, the new cars are smaller, lighter, and more agile.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Bruising drops in software company stocks this year have left investors struggling to discern which firms will be least and most affected by competition from AI agents.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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