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He compared autonomy to the development of Microsoft Word -- concentrating on swarms was like obsessing over the button that makes text italic, instead of the whole programme.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
"And if you flick this 'rumba' button," he says, prodding at a Roland CR-78 drum machine, "you'll get the start to Blondie's Heart of Glass."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The pursuing agent presses a button, unlocking the device attached to their vehicle’s front bumper, and a net springs out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
A brown-haired girl in Texas, not yet 2 weeks old, bled around her belly button.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
I get in and push the ignition button.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Unit 16
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