configuration
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In a statement, the Welsh government said decisions about the configuration of local NHS services were the responsibility of the health board, "which is best placed to assess the needs of its population".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The wraparound configuration also allows the views to become a defining feature of the residence, rather than something reserved for a single room.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
In that configuration, the gravity of the foreground black hole could have acted like a lens, bending light from the second jet behind it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
The guards are changing configuration subtly, perhaps preparing to escort Eldred out of the palace.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The venue's official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In the quantum world, particles can exist in a superposition of states, meaning they can occupy multiple possible positions or configurations at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
“By combining applied AI with decades of sophisticated business rules, regulatory compliance, security models, data models and customer configurations, we enable customers to continuously realize AI’s value,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The basic element, carbon, is one whose atoms have an almost infinite capacity for uniting with each other in chains and rings and various other configurations, and for becoming linked with atoms of other substances.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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