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be pulled



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So if a user is booking a flight, flight information will be pulled from an email and show up on the call screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

By enabling data to be pulled directly from electronic records, studies can more easily be conducted at any center that has these records, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Much of the frying process occurs under negative pressure, which increases the tendency for oil to be pulled into the food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

I’m well aware that it’s not always going to be pulled off, but for the most part I’ve gotten pretty lucky that everything comes together at like the last hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Whatever strings can be pulled, in other words, are being yanked.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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