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The system runs simulations to predict where stress will build up in a 3D model, then reserves high-performance plastics for those regions.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025 However, critics see it as rooting for the underdog running amok, spotting an academic Marxist concept used to limit a free society.—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Bullion hit fresh highs this week, with spot values extending their record run above the $3,500 mark into the middle of the week.—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 Zhang vacates the title having defended the crown three times in her second championship run.—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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The bridge portion of the trail runs over I-5 to connect to the Sacramento River Bike trail that runs along the eastern side of the river.—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 The international team ran over 250,000 computer simulations to test this ambitious hypothesis.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Charrington will not be running the finer points of the club in the way that Levy used to.—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 There are six monochrome colors to choose from, and the good news for shoppers who find that their pants tend to run too short or too long is that each colorway has the option to choose between a 31- or 29-inch inseam.—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run
The original one, fed by a nearby brook, has been out of commission for decades, and two others, installed by the current owners, haven’t been used in several years.
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Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Aug. 2025
Connected blocks created a bridge across a brook and carried lightweight objects.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
The September 2025 total lunar eclipse will last 5 hours and 27 minutes, with a duration of totality lasting 1 hour and 22 minutes, according to Time and Date.
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Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
At first look, naming wars after their location, participants, starting date or duration might appear to be an exercise in objective detachment.
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Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
The move irked Republicans in Congress who, in July, moved to ban restoring any Confederate names in this year's defense authorization bill.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
Being undocumented in the United States, whether by crossing the border without authorization or overstaying a visa, is typically considered a civil violation rather than a criminal offense.
The boy jumps out with his footy and trots away, bouncing it.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
In a clip posted on TikTok by Kenneth Ray Prince (@kennyprince1), his Australian shepherd trots up to his 4-month-old granddaughter and drops a ball into her baby bouncer before barking expectantly.
Mother Monster took home the artist of the year award, best collaboration, best direction, and best art direction at the MTV Video Music Awards, which took place at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
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Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Once the band reaches your chest, slowly reverse the direction, keeping your elbows straight.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
The trail headed into the shade and toward a wooden bridge over the creek.
At this time, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.
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CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
This 12-pack of landscape lights is a limited-time deal, so don’t miss the opportunity to stake them in beside your pool, sidewalk, outdoor stairs, or garden for this low price.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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