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carry

[kar-ee] / ˈkær i /




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Before the war, the strait—a critical artery for global energy markets—used to carry around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mitochondria generate the energy that cells need to carry out their essential activities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

ABC has a 10-year agreement to carry the Recording Academy’s annual show starting in 2027, paying in the range of $50 million a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

AMD has benefited from surging demand for server CPUs so far this year as agentic AI, or systems that can carry out tasks with little to no human prompting, takes off.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Breaking these rules can create significant backlash for the Carville administration and from the public, who still carry a deep-seated fear of the disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Even the kingdom’s push to become an AI hub now carries new risks, with data centers emerging as targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Smith called the project "a multi-decade commitment" that carries "an obligation to be a good neighbour".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The process begins when a section of DNA is copied into messenger RNA, a molecule that carries genetic instructions to the cell's protein-producing machinery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Misty carries herself imperiously, faking success with a Birkin bag and beachfront crash pad that belongs to a dead lover whose widow wants it back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Mowing grass is useful! And sitting in the closet never hurt anybody! But Peach cries and carries on and makes everybody miserable!”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

In the past, investing in stocks carried a lot of risks that have dwindled or disappeared:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

By encoding information into different twisting and spinning patterns, researchers may be able to increase the amount of data carried by individual light beams.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Majerus said none of her clients would have carried Xuan and Zhang’s children if they knew even a shred of their alleged history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Several theories suggest Earhart survived a crash on the island before being overcome by giant meat-eating crabs, external that carried away her bones.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

A few nights later the radio carried the news we dreaded: the Queen had left.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Using computer simulations and electrochemical measurements, they developed a reactor design that places the electrodes closer together while allowing the electrolyte, the electrically conductive liquid carrying the reaction ingredients, to flow between them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The difference between those two figures is a hefty $37.7 million, although that does not account for the money spent completing the residence, subsequent improvements, carrying costs, or selling expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The new A24 crime thriller depicts the show's host, NBC journalist Chris Hansen, carrying out sting operations on would-be predators.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The "AI Hub investment is a multi-decade commitment" carrying "an obligation to be a good neighbour", said Alexander Smith, Google's head of infrastructure and energy for Asia-Pacific.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

It was Eusie, carrying up his bedding and night clothes to store in the secret room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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