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In the future, that strategy could contribute to more sensitive sensors and extremely thin electronic devices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The government previously identified, external that "nutrients from outside the bay, run-off from streams that contain fertiliser and treated waste water from the water treatment works' all normally contribute to the growth of sea lettuce".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Factors that may contribute to loss of visas include criminal activity, past immigration violations and national security concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The regulations would let employees and employers contribute up to $2,500 in pretax money between them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Anyone in this room can contribute to the discussion.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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The Biden administration later reached a five-year cost-sharing agreement under which Seoul contributes roughly 1.52 trillion won—about $1.1 billion—toward the U.S. troop presence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Almaraz plant, which contributes around seven percent of Spain's electricity production, is a key source of industry and employment in mostly rural, depopulated Extremadura.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The court also heard that he contributes to a website, easily found online, which claims he is innocent.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Romanticizing extreme thinness contributes to eating disorders, which can do serious damage to the health of sufferers.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Everyone who buys the furniture will have contributed to the destruction of the forest, and the destruction of the forest contributes to the process of global warming.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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Abhinav Gorthy and co-corresponding author Rashmi Jha, chemical engineering and materials science, University of Minnesota, also contributed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer that has already contributed to the deaths of thousands of people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The company said price increases contributed nearly $600 million to its second-quarter operating profit, which was 50% higher than a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In Chaminade’s 38-9 win over Leilehua in Wahiawa, sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu threw two touchdown passes to Andrew Cordero while Jaxson Dillard returned an interception for a touchdown and contributed six tackles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
This contributed to his sense of majesty, true enough, but pushed an increment further, the majestic man became His Majesty.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The sheer number of guns in circulation, endemic corruption, lax enforcement of laws in all walks of life, the glorification of guns and a decades-long military culture are all contributing factors.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The longitudinal exploration of cardiovascular health throughout life, rather than assessing it at a single time point, could also provide further insight into the trajectory phenotypes contributing to cognitive decline by ethnicity," Vazquez said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Even as vacationers become more thrifty, inflation is still contributing to bigger trip budgets this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
You can sidestep capital-gains taxes by contributing an appreciated mutual-fund position to a donor-advised fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2015, only 11.1 percent was born in Europe, contributing to the creation of a new face of America.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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