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stars (in)

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present tense third-person singular of star (in)

as in interprets

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What replaces it is a living decision layer—one that interprets signals, identifies moments that matter, recommends an action and learns from what happens next.

— Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Across its restaurants, bars, and private dining experiences, Conrad Punta de Mita interprets the flavors of Mexico’s Pacific coast with creativity and balance.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of interprets

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What is particularly clever about the Blue Economy VITAL is that the same thermal infrastructure also performs other heavyweight tasks, including desalination.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Their experiments used three independent quantum routers and a two-layer network to examine how the approach performs on existing hardware.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of performs

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Anderson portrays a young woman caught between danger and redemption under Joe’s guidance.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Fearn portrays Owen, a young sound engineer, who falls in love with a girl in a nightclub, gets her number, and the next morning realizes one of the digits is missing.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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There is no doubt the quality of players that managers have available plays a massive part in how expressive their style becomes but as ideas go, Luis Enrique’s use of his wide players last season definitely set PSG apart.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Propulsion capacity grows The PAC-3 MSE’s propulsion system plays a critical role during an engagement.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of plays

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When his detective twin brother, James, disappears, Ludwig impersonates him to help his sister-in-law, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), solve the mystery.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Security researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have uncovered CrashStealer, a new Mac information stealer that impersonates Apple's crash-reporting software.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of impersonates

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The plastic acts as a protective barrier to the thin skin, extending the life of your English cucumbers by up to a week.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
This ceramic film acts as a permanent barrier between the liquid metal and the underlying steel structure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

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