combination
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It’s sometimes a combination of trying all of these different roundabout mechanisms to try to confirm that these folks were, in fact, still in detention and where I left them, more or less.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
They say the combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator have created a "perfect storm" which could see waste left uncollected.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
After all, Anderson’s most fascinating ideas merge the immersive structure of gaming with the spectacle of filmmaking, and he’s one of the few filmmakers who has successfully pulled off such an audacious combination.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Speakers criticized the potential job losses stemming from the combination of two major studios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Depending on the level of the class, the switch to singing the song with all of its ostinati can be done all at once or by using a combination of spoken and sung.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Instead of relying primarily on proteins, they may produce distinctive combinations of semi-volatile lipid-derived molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
"It can look about a second, or so, ahead into the future for 20,000 different kind of combinations of things that might happen," Storey explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But AstraZeneca is also due to release data on a cholesterol pill, combinations including its diabetes, heart and kidney medicine Farxiga, and other oncology drugs, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
California has officially run out of combinations for its current license plate sequence, ending a string of plates dating back to the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Different Greek modes were built from different combinations of tetrachords.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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