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As metallicity falls, the maximum speed of stellar winds also tends to decrease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Current law says that the guiding principle for the management of the forests is maximum sustained production of high-quality wood products,” he told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Speaking at an event in Baltimore, Barkin compared the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment to raising two “very different kids.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The maximum sentence for the charge was four years in prison, but Alexandrou said the court should take previous cases into account where defendants had been fined or received a suspended sentence.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The maximum concentration applied to the water was 1/so part per million.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
In a 2021 study, researchers including Owens showed that geomagnetic storms tend to occur more often during periods of higher activity, centered around peaks known as solar maxima.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2024
During eccentricity maxima Earth moves closer to the Sun allowing for more sunlight to reach the Earth surface.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
This popular methodology, which relies on machine learning, can be used to determine the maxima of a function of an unknown shape.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Silverman recently finished her second week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” and reaped a shiny mea culpa maxima profile in the Los Angeles Times.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2023
In some American cities still higher maxima have been recorded.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Buttler won it in the following over, clubbing 18 from four Malinga deliveries, with two maximums hammered over the leg side.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The maximums typically rise each year with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Premium growth slowed compared to prior years, but out-of-pocket maximums continued to climb.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
A high-quality finale saw 25 maximums thrown as the lead changed hands multiple times before Littler eventually nailed his favourite double 10 to seal the £100,000 first prize.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The weather report was routine—even boring—with details about air pressure, wind speeds, and temperature maximums and minimums.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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