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Recent Examples of unsmoothedIt was left unfinished, with rough, unsmoothed chisel marks skirting its lower third.—Lauren Keith, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020 In the midst of Thursday’s sharp price falls, traders rediscovered the value of caution, and puts became popular again, with the unsmoothed ratio returning to its long-run average.—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2020
These Black Diamond poles help take pressure off knees and joints during steep descents while providing extra stability on uneven terrain.
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Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
His central finding is that task-level productivity gains are real but do not automatically translate to firm-level or economy-wide effects — and that the historical analogy to electrification suggests transformation will be slow, uneven, and dependent on complementary investment.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The coarser shades of red and orange, illuminated by the setting sun on the western portals, color the side of the basilica that depicts Christ’s Passion.
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Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Hair loss is self-explanatory, while dryness results from damage to the outer layer of the cuticle, leading to moisture loss and hair that feels coarse and appears dull.
Last year, researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a wearable AI system that accurately interprets arm gestures and controls robots, even during running, vehicle motion, or rough ocean conditions.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
The large leg retains stability even on rough, uneven ground.
So, the team factored in things like uneven rails, warped tables, inconsistent rebounds, power supply dips, and camera latency.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
There’s a kind of warped ecosystem in the other world—some elements can be traced back to Parsons’ Backrooms content on YouTube and the digital folklore that preceded it, but the monster is a new, intriguing creation.
The demonstrations in Rome a day after a new set of European Union rules came into effect governing how each of the bloc's 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Cycle syncing also doesn’t translate cleanly for women on hormonal birth control, which suppresses the natural cycle, or for those in perimenopause, when phases become irregular.
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Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
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Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
Buying into micro-trends is an instant way to date a space, and the biggest culprit right now are those wavy and scalloped looks seen across sofas, tables, soft furnishings, and decor items all over socials.