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chain

[chayn] / tʃeɪn /




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Somewhere in this chain of revelations, a persistent question began bouncing around the internet: Aren’t these … crimes?

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Initial Optimus production has started, but the company is going through a pronged ramp as the complexity of the supply chain, manufacturing and training will lead to challenges, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It said the Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs had not done enough in recent years to improve supply chain resilience.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

More than 500 Barnes & Noble stores across the US -- roughly 70 percent of the chain -- are hosting midnight launch parties.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Because of the interconnectedness of an ecosystem, when any species is thrown off balance, the whole system is weakened and a chain reaction of failures is set in motion.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

Other specialty markets, including the Asian grocery chains 99 Ranch Market and T&T Supermarket, are also expanding in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"These are very intertwined, interconnected, interdependent supply chains," said Glenn Stevens, chief automotive officer at the Detroit Regional Chamber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The growing importance of undersea infrastructure prompted a parliamentary report last year, external to warn of security vulnerabilities in areas including transport and supply chains, financial services and payment systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Journal’s analysis showed that even when treating the same children as their rivals, the four higher-hour chains routinely delivered more hours of therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

All smartly dressed men in three-piece suits and silk ascots, their hair slicked back and watch chains glinting.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

"We did the recording in the morning and then come lunch time we all went off. We came back and all the studio doors were locked and chained because of the strike," said McCallum.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

The bug wasn’t the worst type there is, but it could be chained together with another hack to seize control of a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Mal spoke as if she had been struggling to hold in the question and couldn’t: “What have you done, to get chained? Nobody else we’ve seen is chained.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

In chaining many weaker chips together, it aims to mimic cutting-edge models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024

I’m actually surprised Rufus is chaining his bike to a gate and following me into the hospital.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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