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Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The building’s oldest sections date back to the 1840s, but most of the historic details were restored and renovated at the turn of the century by Onni Tarjanne (the architect behind the Finnish National Theatre).
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Crisp first presented the idea for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) at the turn of the century.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
Four acts that blended R&B and hip hop around the turn of the century to great success — Nelly, Ja Rule, Mya and the Ying Yang Twins — filled the Grandstand to absolute capacity with a wildly diverse crowd of 14,018 people ready to dance the night away.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The building’s oldest sections date back to the 1840s, but most of the historic details were restored and renovated at the turn of the century by Onni Tarjanne (the architect behind the Finnish National Theatre).
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Crisp first presented the idea for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) at the turn of the century.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
Four acts that blended R&B and hip hop around the turn of the century to great success — Nelly, Ja Rule, Mya and the Ying Yang Twins — filled the Grandstand to absolute capacity with a wildly diverse crowd of 14,018 people ready to dance the night away.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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