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Noun
  • The program is one of the earliest large-scale open-source learning repositories and is available on YouTube. Dr. Larson has also been president of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) and the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS).
    Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The company claims to have the world’s largest pet health data repository.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
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  • After the Royal Navy dotted the English Channel with mines and declared the whole North Sea a war zone in November 1914, Germany responded with a U-boat blockade of Britain.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The Placer County Fire Department said crews, with the help of the Auburn City Fire Department, responded to a medical rescue on Feb. 10, for a 16-year-old boy who was stuck in a vertical mine shaft nearly 50 feet deep.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said.
    Reuters, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Tour guide killed after elevator malfunctions underground in Colorado gold mine: Sheriff Once crews arrived on the scene, the teen's friends led rescuers to the victim.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • If your closet could use a refresh, there’s no need to splurge—Amazon has a treasure trove of spring-ready styles, including flowy maxis, charming floral frocks, and classic wrap dresses.
    Kaitlin Marks, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Morley, however, sees the unreleased files as a potential treasure trove of information that could undermine the lone gunman theory.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Argosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argosy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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