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Noun
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Because of that, that black carbon has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon that's released from surface sources like ships, cars and power plants.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026 -
Beijing controls the supply chain for many obscure minerals that are critical components of smartphones, cars and weapons.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Like a vibrantly hued snake darting down the narrow branch of a tree, the collective of high-performance automobiles rapidly navigates the narrow, serpentine artery along the Northeastern Italian coast, a quicksilver-like tracing of the border between Il Bel Paese and Slovenia.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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After the Second World War, streetcar usage declined precipitously, as many white middle-class and working-class Angelenos bought automobiles and moved out of the city’s core.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Frontier-model oversight, critical-infrastructure cybersecurity standards, and much of workforce policy require federal action or multistate compacts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The America First Global Health Strategy outlines bilateral government-to-government compacts, co-investment requirements, and private-sector partnerships.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The announcement appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25% tariff starting this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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Unlike Fahy’s New York bill which focused solely on electronics, REPAIR focuses on autos.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The initial lineup includes the A05 and A06 compact sedans, as well as the A07 midsize sedan.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once activated, the molecule captures the drifting intermediates and improves charge transport inside the battery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bathrooms are finished in polished concrete with minis from Zealots of Nature made with olive oil.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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In mass, growth was driven by double-digit increases in women’s fragrances, while in prestige, higher-value formats, luxury offerings, and continued momentum in minis boosted performance.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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And money in the fund can't be used to buy aircraft, motor vehicles or boats, but they could be leased to respond to an emergency.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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There were 20 reports from April 21-30 of residential burglaries, burglaries and thefts from the land surrounding homes, thefts from motor vehicles and suspicious-person incidents.—
Sofia Saric
May 7,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Subcompacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompacts. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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