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In this context, "organic" simply means carbon-based and does not indicate that the material came from life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sept. 11 was an event of its time and deserves to stand in history, but not entirely outside of context.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Copernicus observations go back to 1940 but other evidence -- such as ice cores, tree rings and coral skeletons -- allow scientists to place today's climate against a much longer historical context.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Marc Mauer, the executive director of the Sentencing Project, notes that what is most remarkable about the moratorium campaign in retrospect is the context of imprisonment at the time.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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“We found some subtle but consistent differences in the pitch and length of meows between those two contexts, suggesting maybe cats have different meows for ‘Where did you go?’ and ‘You’re back!’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"States and territories are advised to review" the Trump administration's recommendations on "immunization requirements for contexts such as school enrollment and attendance," the order states.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Kering is targeting a return to growth and improved margins this year, but noted that geopolitical and economic contexts remain uncertain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Hannah says she had no emotional connection to her previous surname, and it often confused people when she would use two surnames in different contexts.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In so-called intentional contexts like the above, the substitution doesn’t always work.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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