1
as in streamlining
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2
as in generalization
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This generalization should hold for interstellar interlopers as well.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 July 2025 -
First, generational generalizations don’t really serve anyone.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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This will also necessarily result in curtailment of renewable production under some conditions, lowering the EROI of these renewable sources.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
21 May 2024
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Recent examples of months of inaction and delays are electric scooter regulation, sidewalk vendor curtailment and regulating vacation rentals.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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That means acting now to build resilience across existing portfolios, seeking geographic advantages where tariffs are less impactful, and leaning into the recent trend of supply chain shortening and localization.—
Rob Day,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The native of Chicagoland made stops at four colleges, his trajectory interrupted midway through that journey by COVID, his fortunes impacted by the shortening of the MLB draft to five rounds.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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“Simplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplification. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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