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as in refining
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as in reprocessing
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Don't focus on refining what already works.—
Mustafa Abdelmonem,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
The next phase of the project will include refining the preliminary designs and going through the extensive federal environmental review process, which will help in generating a more detailed breakdown of costs, according to Byford.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Warsh argues that officials should take filtering noisy data a step further.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The extension signified rectifying the city's decision, motivated by Black-white racial divisions, not to name the entire street after the Civil Rights leader.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman, one of the firms working on behalf of the plaintiff, said Chun’s certification is a step toward rectifying consumers’ issues.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Packaged in five-gallon bucket, kits include cleaning products, detergent, rubber gloves, microfiber towels, face masks, mosquito spray and garbage bags.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That was the unexpected dilemma facing Sam Bencheghib and his siblings, co-founders of Sungai Watch, a nonprofit dedicated to cleaning Indonesia’s waterways (and 2024 Elevate Prize Winner).—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The former couple issued a joint statement to Us Weekly, clarifying that the clip is not representative of their five-year relationship.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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And that means clarifying whether entertainment content counts.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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The answer for me will always be The Hidden Words, by Baha’u’llah, written in the mid 1800s in Arabic and Persian, distilling the essence of all past religions for ease of use in the future.—
Penn Badgley,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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In the same way science reveals to us the truth of physical reality, and its laws and principles, its dynamics, this book reveals those principles and dynamics for the interior of the human being by encapsulating and distilling the essence of true religion.—
Mathias Rosenzweig,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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SacSewer does not charge or gain revenue from water treatment, which involves purifying raw environmental water into safe drinking water.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Next is purifying and hydrating with the Body Wash, which moisturizes and plumps skin while deeply cleansing pores, strengthening the skin barrier and triggering cellular regeneration.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Stir-Frying The stir-fry method can be particularly helpful for extracting the most antioxidants from tomatoes.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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“Processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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