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[uh-lahyn] / əˈlaɪn /




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While Micron’s earnings report doesn’t align with the usual calendar schedule that other companies follow, FactSet considers the company’s results to be part of the third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

A huge effect, because what it did is conveniently align him with the very people I was trying to win over, which was the creative community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

To initiate the process, the researchers use a pump laser to align the electron spins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hong Kong's government unveiled plans on Wednesday to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as it aims to align the financial hub with mainland China's development goals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

She stopped now and then to straighten a book or align the curtains.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

A campus claiming a commitment to free expression should have a culture that aligns with those values.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Walt Disney Co. has named Karandeep Anand as the company’s first-ever chief technology officer, a move that aligns with Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro’s push toward tech integration at the Burbank media giant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

For Samantha, she said what makes headlines rarely aligns with her own experience at Burning Man.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The issue for OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech giants is that no one seems to have cracked the so-called alignment problem - in other words, whether AI aligns with human values.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

I watch as she aligns her two yellow pencils.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

OpenAI, Anthropic and other major AI developers have promised to prioritize making models that have safety guardrails to mitigate risks and that are also aligned with human values.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

With impressive box defenders, dangerous counter-attackers and set-piece specialists, their tactics can align with their players' strengths, helping them compete against more less aligned opponents, irrespective of their wealth gap.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Blue Owl, Stack Infrastructure and Oracle remain fully aligned on Project Jupiter,” a Blue Owl spokesman said in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Much of that evidence aligned with the story they were now getting directly from Kao.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

You cannot see an infinity of images because the mirrors are not perfectly flat and aligned, because light does not travel infinitely fast, and because you are in the way.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The characters grapple with the difficulty of aligning their moral callings with the competitive nature of professional success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Perhaps the most difficult hurdle has been aligning the event with Netflix's preference to broadcast during prime-time hours in the United States.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

"What Egypt is seeking is strategic autonomy: not breaking with Washington, not aligning completely with Beijing, but creating enough room to pursue its own national interests," he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

It is common practice for the state to consider aligning its tax code with the federal structure to make filing taxes easier and administering them more cheaply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Once it reached the port's retractor mechanism, the automated system clamped on to the boom and pulled it in, aligning and orienting the probe automatically.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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