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In one of these observations, Booth and her colleagues found abundant methanol (opens a new tab) within a nearby planet-forming disk.
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Astronomers hoped to find evidence of a planet lurking within this disk, but the new images show that there doesn't appear to be any.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and shape into a 6-inch disk.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
In order for Recall to work, your device will need a Windows on ARM CPU as well as a certain amount of minimum RAM and disk storage.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Astronomers hoped to find evidence of a planet lurking within this disk, but the new images show that there doesn't appear to be any.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and shape into a 6-inch disk.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
In order for Recall to work, your device will need a Windows on ARM CPU as well as a certain amount of minimum RAM and disk storage.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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The museum exhibits tile fragments, Byzantine artifacts, and Ottoman bath accessories.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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His library is full of trophies that attest to his prowess, an Emmy and multiple other awards crowded together on a small table with some ancient sculpture fragments.Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Featuring culturally relevant food icons and portion lines for different age groups, the simple bowl and spoon sets improve meal planning and feeding.Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The civil war forced millions of Syrians to flee their country, making up a significant portion of the over one million people who journeyed to Germany and neighboring Austria during the European migration crisis of 2015 and 2016.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Our astute campaign team tells you who’s up and who’s down and our business and lobbying section is unmatched.Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rather than simply autocompleting sections of code, as current AI tools do, these agents can take on more complex work, such as checking code into repositories or combining data to enable analysis.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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With 9 million residents, the county is the most populated in the United States, and those living along its beaches, on its inland coast and in several of its cities are under an air quality alert stemming from the particle pollution levels caused by fires.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Known as semi-Dirac fermions, particles with this bizarre behavior were first predicted 16 years ago.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
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Few shards of evidence remain from the scene of Silkwood's crash.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Foods that are rich in seasoning or flavor, like that delectable sweet potato casserole should probably be avoided as should any turkey that is on the bone as these bones are friable and can be easily crushed into sharp shards which can wreak havoc on a GI tract.Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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The traditional lands of the Lenape, or People, encompassed modern-day New York City and much of southern New York state, eastern Pennsylvania, a sliver of the Delaware River and the entire state of New Jersey.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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But Putin would be unhappy to trade away that sliver of Kursk, however tiny.David Axe, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Fun fact: There are actual gold flakes on our shiny helmets — 23.9 karats.Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Take granola, for example: Just like granola bars, the cereal version features crunchy flakes that are held together by a sweetener.Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The groundwork was laid for what would be one of the most consequential transactions in the history of the chip industry.Tae Kim, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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At the time, Intel was the world’s largest producer of computer chips, and its technology was housed inside nearly every PC.Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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