variation
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Of 119 S&P 500 companies discussing the technology on investor calls, securities filings or news releases since last week, five have used some variation on “superintelligence,” a Wall Street Journal analysis found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
For his ninth LP, he decided to write songs inspired by his youth and used two different backing bands to create variation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
That variation isn’t reflected in the headline number, which showed a 2.1% yearly increase for home prices nationally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Today, a variation of the breed is recognized by the American Kennel Club as the Peruvian Inca Orchid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Starting with a population with natural variation in gene configurations, he had added a force of natural selection: temperature.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
But we also want to move away from a cultural view that treats men as the default and women as aberrations, or at least variations on a male norm.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The researchers concluded that variations in stellar surface activity over time, rather than the gravitational influence of a giant planet, were responsible for the mysterious wobble.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The country’s subsequent artistic flowering, rich in variations on impressionism, expressionism and more, is on full view in the Hungarian National Gallery, ensconced since the 1970s in Buda’s hilltop Royal Palace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The variations over 20 years were smaller, but still huge.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
One of the variations of Dad’s power breakfasts.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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