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Noun
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And the observations, questions, and assertions in our articles are varying degrees of surprising, insightful, and amusing.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
12 May 2026 -
Sharper than Hubble Researchers compared the new data with earlier observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Coin lithium batteries are used in a wide variety of household products like electronic devices, jewelry, remote controls, toys and watches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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After the storm moves through, there will be freeze warnings and watches in effect across many areas of Colorado.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The proposal aims to restrict the use of self-checkouts in grocery stores and mandates how food retailers staff their checkout lanes.—
Wayne Pesce,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some self-checkouts are changing Some retailers have changed or pulled back their self-checkout offerings, as previously reported by USA TODAY.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Trial runs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20runs. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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