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as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
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But other major retailers like Best Buy and Target usually hold concurrent sales during Prime-exclusive sales events.
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
The event’s concurrent project market runs Nov. 14-16.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Footnotes *Nebraska is also holding a concurrent special election for its other Senate seat after former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse resigned last year.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
The new public beaches will also facilitate concurrent development of over 200 parks, expansion of cycling tracks along the beaches, as well as the extension of night swimming beaches.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
The event’s concurrent project market runs Nov. 14-16.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Footnotes *Nebraska is also holding a concurrent special election for its other Senate seat after former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse resigned last year.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
The new public beaches will also facilitate concurrent development of over 200 parks, expansion of cycling tracks along the beaches, as well as the extension of night swimming beaches.
—Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The difference between synchronous between asynchronous learning A synchronous learning day means that the virtual learning still has a live element to it.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2024
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Online students can take advantage of synchronous opportunities to build community with their instructors and peers.Doug Wintemute, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022
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In an accompanying statement also released Thursday, the firm outlined a list of new rules geared at ensuring similar problems don’t happen again.Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Other highlights include a living room hosting French doors spilling out to a Juliette balcony and an adjacent kitchen outfitted with Carrara marble countertops, custom glass-front cabinetry, high-end appliances, and an accompanying breakfast bar.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Zoom out: The Harris campaign held simultaneous Vote for Freedom rallies across the country, from Atlanta to Las Vegas and Milwaukee.Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Vote for Freedom rally is the campaign’s final Get Out The Vote effort before Election Day on Tuesday and is part of a simultaneous organizing of events the campaign is holding in seven battleground states to capture grassroots enthusiasm and mobilize voters.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, sorrow, mourning, and darkness are the attendant scores of the modern ghost story.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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While Arizona had seen people moving in from other states and the attendant home price increases even before 2020, the pandemic accelerated and expanded that trend to other Sun Belt and more affordable states.Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2011
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Researchers found that during such an experience, some of these LAAs were activated; re-activating the LAAs in a different environment appeared to stimulate recall of the memory and associated learning.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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This pattern of growth in cities like Houston, Atlanta, and DC isn’t coincidental.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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His highlighting Trump’s remark may not have been coincidental.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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