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Users can set overall Downtime, which shuts off all phone activity during a set period of their choice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026 -
This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bangkok is a city that never turns off its lights; Chiang Mai is a city that breathes slower.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Pitt dismantles these arguments by showing that diversity isn’t separate from excellence but often a prerequisite for it.—
Robert Raben,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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This approach treats migrants as human beings, dismantles trafficking incentives, lowers taxpayer costs, and complements federal ICE enforcement within Texas’s constitutional authority.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Puts aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20aside. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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