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houses selling at unheard-of prices
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By using the concepts of quantum mechanics to execute operations at previously unheard-of speeds and efficiency, quantum computing is revolutionizing industries and changing the technological landscape.
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Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Before the pandemic, Europeans working for U.S. companies weren’t unheard-of, but holding U.S.-based roles with American-level salaries was a rarity.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
The directors and the CEO had reached an impasse over the latter’s plan to take the company private; still, resigning en masse is an unheard-of step for a startup board.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes are particularly efficient at concentrating large quantities of water vapor and wringing it out at nearly unheard-of rates, as seen in the deluges in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area during Milton and in western North Carolina during Helene.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Before the pandemic, Europeans working for U.S. companies weren’t unheard-of, but holding U.S.-based roles with American-level salaries was a rarity.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
The directors and the CEO had reached an impasse over the latter’s plan to take the company private; still, resigning en masse is an unheard-of step for a startup board.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hurricanes are particularly efficient at concentrating large quantities of water vapor and wringing it out at nearly unheard-of rates, as seen in the deluges in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area during Milton and in western North Carolina during Helene.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Unheard-of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unheard-of. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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