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The ChatGPT developer warns that the AI industry won’t be able to scale at maximum speed much longer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
On Sunday, a summit involving some of the nations involved in or affected by the conflict released a statement urging "maximum restraint" in the war.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The kingdom in March said it would expand the East-West pipeline’s capacity to its maximum 7 million barrels a day, at least on paper, with about 2 million going to domestic consumption.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Given that the polygon P1 P3 P5 P7 is a square of area 5, and the polygon P2 P4 P6 P8 is a rectangle of area 4, find the maximum possible area of the octagon.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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
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
In momentum space, free electrons are found in the local minima and maxima of the energy landscape, namely at points where the conduction and valence bands meet.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 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
Therefore he did not know, poor knight, whether to fall at the knees of the hetman, or to beat his own breast, repeating, "Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa."
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The maximums typically rise each year with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 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 formula for calculating family maximums is somewhat complex, but the agency explains it in detail here if you want to dive into the specifics.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 24, 2026
Health savings accounts offer tax-free contributions, growth, and withdrawals for medical expenses, with 2026 maximums of $4,400 for individuals and $8,750 for families.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
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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