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chain

[chayn] / tʃeɪn /




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Using miBrains, the researchers were able to follow the chain of events in complex human brain-like tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

They also changed the behavior of the atoms at either end of the chain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Business spending in the supply chain is much bigger and more volatile than final consumption and does a better job of measuring the ups and downs of the business cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Google also shared that it was deploying misalignment mitigations to monitor Argon’s chain of thought and shut down actions when necessary.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

A pair of reading glasses hangs from a chain around her neck.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Customs delays and U.S. border difficulties, plus the Iran war and demand related to artificial-intelligence infrastructure build-outs, were all reported to have added strain on already stretched supply chains, S&P Global said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It’s absolutely incredible what it can do to reduce the limitations and the roadblocks and the chokepoints in everything from manufacturing supply chains, etc.,” says Lacalle.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ukraine's food minister, Taras Vysotskyi, has said the wave of attacks has "seriously disrupted, even rendered inoperative" the supply chains used by major retailers, which are based on centralised logistics platforms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

I remember weekends with friends as a teenager, spending whatever cash we had in the fashion chains and shoe shops.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Captain Smith picks up the chains that recently held him prisoner.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

"You were not chained to a door or something, right? You were not locked up in a basement. The chains were less obvious, but they were there."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Brick is one of many programs and gadgets that have hit the market to help people who feel chained to their devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

Outside the capital's national police facility known as Zone 7, family members had chained themselves to prison gates, while some had spent weeks sleeping in tents.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

And when the ball hit the ground, it took the worst possible bounce right into Ms. Adams's yard, where Brutus the Rottweiler lived, chained to a tree.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

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

Overloading can happen in two ways - one is known as "daisy chaining".

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

“We’re going to reenact the story of Our Lady of Chains. We’re taking her over to the honey house and chaining her in there for the night.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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