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So, how many of our assumptions about shark biology are built on inference rather than direct measurement?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements from 770 polar bears over 24 years around Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Barents Sea—an area that has seen an especially acute decline in sea ice over the decades.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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But cynical calculation gives way to transformative sense of purpose and perhaps redemption.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The city of Dallas’ Electrical Permit Checklist is publicly available, but electricians will typically submit the permit application on your behalf, along with a site plan, load calculations and their licensing credentials.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is in line with a decades-long trend of business processes working with increasingly sophisticated computation, with important differences.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, the rapid pace of computation also increases the likelihood of errors being introduced into the system.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Acceptance tests ongoing Sea acceptance tests form a formal evaluation process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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That will trigger an 18-month STB evaluation and, potentially, negotiations between Union Pacific and affected communities and industries.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Mensuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mensuration. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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