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as in annealing
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as in softening
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Over the next five years, real value will come from applying quantum principles, such as annealing and probabilistic optimization, to supply chains, finance and logistics before fault-tolerant quantum arrives.
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The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.
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National polling on the administration’s immigration policies tends to follow party lines, drawing Democrats’ disapproval and Republicans’ support, but recent polling suggests some softening among the latter.
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In France, Le Pen and her allies are leading in polls by softening their apocalyptic rhetoric and instead promising big-government populist economic relief.
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Candor, without the balance of Humility, Temperance, and Collaboration, risks hardening into rigidity, creating blind spots and stifling relationships.
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As that assumption erodes, attention has shifted from hardening GPS toward security through diversification.
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Across Germany, the heat wave will strengthen and persist through the weekend before moderating on June 29.
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Brexit generated unease that firms rated as one of their top three concerns for nearly five years after the vote, only moderating somewhat in 2021 once a new EU trade deal took effect.
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The tender side of Strout is her hopefulness—and that may be toughening up.
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In the nineties, hip-hop was toughening up the sound of American popular music; Jackson, fey and theatrical, seemed increasingly distant from the cultural mainstream.
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Hydrogen peroxide is great for lightening stains in general.
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Get bangs like no other and still avoid bulk with the help of lightening layers.
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On direct appeal, the Florida Supreme Court vacated the death sentence and remanded the case for reconsideration over the trial court's handling of aggravating and mitigating factors in the case.
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Successful deployment demands robust governance from inception, ensuring traceability and mitigating risks.
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The owner and lessee will bear the responsibility of clearing the debris and alleviating some of the effects of the fire and its aftermath, Moore said, including looking for ways to mitigate debris flowing out of the warehouse, and the smell emitted by the rotting food.
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So, resources like financial planning, credit building and debt management assistance can potentially unlock additional productivity by alleviating employee financial stress.
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“Tempering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempering. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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