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Noun
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Quantum machines of today are prone to errors, have a restricted size range, and are sensitive to perturbations in their surrounding environment.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
To identify the quantum states of a particle, scientists need to isolate it from perturbations arising from its surroundings.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The result can mean fatigue, irritability and diminished mental focus for the individual tasked with working in the heat.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The irritability or walking into a room only to forget why seconds later.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Comfortable and easy to clean, these bar stools are great for those with pets and kids.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Outset also eliminates the need to climb up a ladder to bed, something particularly valuable for pets, small children, elderly campers, and those who took one too many pulls off the Jack bottle around the campfire.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s enough to pique studios’ interest.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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No way the continually warring Gallagher brothers would make it through the first 17 shows in the U.K. and Ireland the past six weeks and arrive in North America without one of them throwing a punch at the other or smashing a guitar in a fit of pique.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, for example, the Republicans who have the highest racial resentment against Black Americans are the most likely to be morally disengaged from Democrats.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Try to temper your resentment by remembering that the lingering presence of the sandbox is not about you.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Turkish Defense Ministry/AP Key Takeaways Larger carriers carry more aircraft, fuel, and supplies for longer operations but come with higher costs, bigger crews, greater risk from advanced weapons, and trouble in tight or shallow waters.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Bulls were the early-season darlings of the Group of Five, thanks to back-to-back upsets over Boise State and Florida.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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His hat trick for Norway in a near upset of the United States at this year’s World Championships — against a roster full of NHL players — turned heads.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those with suicide ideation might attempt suicide, but these attempts often represent a desire to escape distress as opposed to end-of-life issues.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have still not broken out of the impasse, spelling financial distress for schools and counties that rely particularly heavily on state funding.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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