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Noun
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Take the time in spring to make some measurements and observations that will aid your garden come summer.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Anthropogenic material, the observations show, has become woven into deep-sea ecosystems even in environments that might seem entirely beyond the reach of human activity.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The people in line behind me were annoyed, checking their watches and peering ahead trying to figure out what was taking so long.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Half a billion people are already using smart watches and other wearables, which generate continuous streams of heart-rate variability, blood oxygen, and sleep data.—
William Warr,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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