: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
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Crews had been removing natural and man-made debris in forests across the country over the past few weeks to prevent such a disaster, Stampoulidis said.
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Paul Tugwell, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 15 years earlier, Andrés had begun channeling his status as a celebrity chef into tireless work in the world’s most desperate places, hammered by disasters natural and man-made.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The killings occurred as Gaza reels from a hunger crisis humanitarian officials say is man-made and due in large part to Israel’s obstruction of aid.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And given the distressing frequency of various natural and man-made disasters, approval of AT&T’s proposal should hinge on the availability of equally reliable ways to call for help.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
Gaza is suffering a spreading hunger crisis that aid officials describe as man-made, caused by limited entry points for supplies, an onerous Israeli inspection process and Israeli attacks on aid convoys and the local police that guard them.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
In their gaseous phase, many natural and man-made molecules, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanol, absorb photons when stimulated at terahertz frequencies, and those absorption bands can serve as chemical fingerprints.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
By adopting these simple measures, the United States can save lives during a natural or man-made disaster like an EMP attack.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
This net zero refers to the situation of equilibrium, where residual CO2 emissions are balanced by an equal amount of CO2 removal, achieved through either natural or man-made methods.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Paul Tugwell, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 15 years earlier, Andrés had begun channeling his status as a celebrity chef into tireless work in the world’s most desperate places, hammered by disasters natural and man-made.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The killings occurred as Gaza reels from a hunger crisis humanitarian officials say is man-made and due in large part to Israel’s obstruction of aid.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And given the distressing frequency of various natural and man-made disasters, approval of AT&T’s proposal should hinge on the availability of equally reliable ways to call for help.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
Gaza is suffering a spreading hunger crisis that aid officials describe as man-made, caused by limited entry points for supplies, an onerous Israeli inspection process and Israeli attacks on aid convoys and the local police that guard them.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
In their gaseous phase, many natural and man-made molecules, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methanol, absorb photons when stimulated at terahertz frequencies, and those absorption bands can serve as chemical fingerprints.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
By adopting these simple measures, the United States can save lives during a natural or man-made disaster like an EMP attack.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
This net zero refers to the situation of equilibrium, where residual CO2 emissions are balanced by an equal amount of CO2 removal, achieved through either natural or man-made methods.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-made. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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