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Back in 2024, AstraZeneca estimated its portfolio of wholly owned ADCs could generate annual peak revenue of more than $5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"Modern AI systems do not simply retrieve or copy their training examples; they can combine learned information in new ways and generate outputs and solutions that were not explicitly present in those examples."
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
By 2030, the country aims to generate 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, up from around 60 percent currently, including about 40 percent from hydropower.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Said Meyer: “That doesn’t seem like a great way, with all due respect, to try and generate excitement among your fans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
One of his favorite pastimes was to hike to a high boulder and shout to generate an echo.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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A small coastguard ship made an initial attempt using an electrical deterrence device, which generates a weak current that sharks avoid.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Anywhere you have a lot of power, it generates heat,” said Tom Mertz, CEO of EverOn, an Atlanta-based data center construction contractor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company has produced more than 250 specials and estimates it currently generates just under $10 million annually in gross profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"At high speeds underwater, a torpedo generates significant noise, making it easier to detect," Yang said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The importance of an intellectual change simply cannot be measured by the amount of controversy it generates.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The Valkyries have generated $100 million so far this year, more than the Caitlin Clark-powered Indiana Fever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Other delivery workers pointed out that the apps themselves sometimes recommend spectacularly inappropriate replacements, leaving shoppers to make sense of suggestions generated by software.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The charity said over its five-year strategy period it generated £4.38m in income and invested £3.44m in delivering and developing services for Islanders affected by cancer.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The new edition has generated considerable interest in South Korea, where able-bodied men are required to serve between 18 and 21 months in the military, depending on the branch.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
With the furor over police repression in Birmingham simmering, and the flush of excitement generated by Malcolm X’s visit still lingering, the students pressed for immediate action.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Disclosure Day: Anthropic is generating breakneck revenue growth but faces a long list of risks that include a narrow customer base and uncertain access to much-needed computing power as it prepares for a mega-IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
"As AI systems become more capable of generating novel decisions and acting with greater autonomy, we need to ensure that their behaviour remains safe, reliable and under meaningful human control," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Users also reported that Meta's artificial intelligence tools were not generating images related to Lula.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Powerful solar events can disturb Earth's magnetic field, potentially generating unwanted electrical currents in infrastructure and affecting systems that depend on reliable satellite signals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Add the effects of the environment—the impact of nutrition on height, or sunlight exposure on skin color—and Fisher could imagine even more unique combinations and effects, ultimately generating perfectly smooth curves.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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