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They’re also a massive part of South Korea’s and Taiwan’s exchanges—vital cogs in the AI supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Ships like these are allegedly cogs in a maritime smuggling network known as the "shadow fleet", skirting sanctions by passing themselves off as cargo vessels on legitimate business.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

During one magnetic monologue, where Cupp pieces the clues together to whom she believes is the killer, we see all the cogs of her intelligence and humor turning swiftly.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

It feels like we have been invited inside Hancock's brain and are seeing the cogs turn.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025

Not one of the great cogs carrying the elephants had turned up yet.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin



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