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A camera operator built a custom housing that kept his hands warm at –40 degrees Celsius while he maintained enough dexterity to fly a drone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
For a $210,000 custom Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric, you could easily end up paying $5,000 a year for full coverage.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Hexum was one of dozens of travelers who received a custom poem from Sonia-Wallace as they waited to board their flights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Marvell is best-known for helping develop custom AI chips for Amazon Web Services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It’s custom for the firstborn son to inherit everything from his father, but it doesn’t always work that way.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
The case against Harvard cancer researcher Kseniia Petrova began to fall apart in April, after a judge ruled a customs officer improperly canceled Petrova’s visa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The BCC is calling for an exploration of what a new relationship could look like, and offers nine options, including a customs union, a "Swiss-style" Single Market relationship, and a "Canada model" associate membership.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
"For years customs have been asked to take on illegal imports with limited resources while small parcels have multiplied out of control," BEUC's Agustin Reyna said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Smartly, Fischer and Wilson build out this community with its own strange customs, big and small, each executed without explanation, question or complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Her severity made the house a redoubt of old customs in a town convulsed by the vulgarity with which the outsiders squandered their easy fortunes.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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