custom
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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
The practice began in 2010 when Sonia-Wallace wrote custom poetry for travelers at a Metro line opening on a borrowed typewriter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Later that month, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell as part of a strategic partnership aimed at helping companies that develop custom AI chips to connect more easily to Nvidia systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
That segment includes its data-center CPUs and custom networking, which are in high demand as agentic AI adoption takes off.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
My grandfather stepped forward and handed Ultima the purse of silver which was required by custom.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
I didn’t really consider it, but next time I go through customs, I’ll have a think.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
If customs officials checked on the car parts as they entered Brazil, they would see Porsche had logged 040 as scrapped—and seemingly of lesser value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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
These quintessentially parochial quirks are blended with local customs such as singing the Indian national anthem every morning or celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, a major Hindu festival.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
She claims that since Anatole gave her the bow, and since it was Anatole who requisitioned her to teach school, she must not be breaking any social customs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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