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as in reduces
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in logs
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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By leveraging light to enhance oxygen electrochemistry, the approach reduces energy losses and extends device lifetime without relying on precious metals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The hostage standoff ultimately reduces both men into victims, revealing where power really lies.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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The police department logs 306 chases in 2016.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Imagine that — a student logs into their course website and sees the entire textbook available to them at no cost.—
Austin Barraza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Then, they are manually placed on Multi Electrode Arrays (MEAs), a grid of tiny electrodes on a biocompatible substrate chip that records and stimulates neurons using 32 electrodes grouped into four sets of eight.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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His doctor instructed him to wear a Holter monitor, which records the heart’s activity, for a few weeks.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wynn reports that many Connoisseur classes sell out quickly, with waitlists and guests booking trips specifically around new offerings.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Datskovska regularly reports on trending news and must-watch awards shows.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Every wildfire that takes down a transmission line, every flood that swallows a road, every heatwave that makes a solar farm falter all slow the very systems meant to replace fossil fuels.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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After the gang successfully takes down Godolkin by embracing supe differences and leaning on their collective power, Polarity ultimately makes the choice to stay behind, charging himself with taking care of the rest of the school’s young supes.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a Yang Wood sign, Tigers love the woods and the trees, Iskander notes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ansari notes that seasonal produce is often both cheaper and better tasting.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Writes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writes%20down. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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