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I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare
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There’s also a chance for minor radio blackouts because of solar radiation, intermittently affecting low-frequency navigation systems and signals and radio frequencies, the NOAA said.
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Although in our testing, the heat functioned well, Reeves notes that people with numbness should not use the heat because of the risk of overheating.
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Responsiveness The flip side of limited motion control is that innerspring beds tend to have great responsiveness because of their bounce.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Although in our testing, the heat functioned well, Reeves notes that people with numbness should not use the heat because of the risk of overheating.
—Daley Quinn Published, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Responsiveness The flip side of limited motion control is that innerspring beds tend to have great responsiveness because of their bounce.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
In August, CrowdStrike lowered its full-year guidance because of a customer commitment package related to the outage.
—Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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