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At the Sloan Mathematics Center at Stanford, Chodosh specializes in Riemannian geometry exploring the structural properties of spaces that often exist in higher dimensions.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Banerjee, who was born in 1963, offered an effusive epilogue to the modernist exhibit, exploring dimensions, textures and scale that many of her artistic forebears could only dream of.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The North Star is about thirty degrees from Dubhe, or roughly three of your fist-widths held at arm’s length.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Physical changes include safer pedestrian crossings and a potential reduction in lane widths along Hesperian Boulevard, Mission Boulevard and Jackson Street to naturally slow traffic.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Their clean collisions would allow more precise measurements of scattering amplitudes, making the FCC ultrasensitive to indirect signs of new physics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cowboys, farmhands, railroad workers and the like -- all are and have been hardworking professions that required clothes to keep up, so leaning that direction for a stylish and functional menswear look makes perfect sense.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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All over Chinese platforms, social media users are using the reality TV star as their profile pictures, customizing them to show Jenner in different professions in order to manifest their career goals.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Levi’s jeans remain a prominent piece of American culture, a clothing item that represents Americans across all backgrounds, classes and occupations.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some regions will be more resilient, particularly those with a wider range of occupations able to absorb displaced workers.—
Maria Flynn,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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After losing 15 free agents, the Ravens really could use depth at just about every position, and a running back and punter feel like Day 3 pursuits.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers who intentionally bumped vehicles or performed other maneuvers to stop vehicles during pursuits sought payouts afterward from the other driver's insurance, claiming personal injuries to supplement their paychecks, an internal investigation found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Animation travels across territories, platforms and generations, while offering long-term value beyond the screen.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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But after that day in 2015, the chimps quickly split themselves into the Western and Central clusters, named for the territories the chimps have divided within.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Subfields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfields. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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