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In proper context, those quotes are less bombastic than they might sound.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
In this context, valency refers to the number of connections a nanoparticle forms with its neighbors.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
But it now has a much more mainstream usage, as a playful put-down or a compliment, depending on the context.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
I was pretty sure when I said that to say it in context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Only in this larger context can the child focus on developing their musical ability.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
“Crystal Lake” and “Carrie” have the unenviable task of taking scary mommies we already know and helping us understand their motivations in new contexts.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Democracies do this as a matter of course, and we can, too, even if we modify these lessons, and learn from their shortcomings, for our own particular contexts.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
"We have played 11 competitive matches and we won 10. We are getting a variety of ways to win in many different contexts."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Our findings show that it might be worthwhile to examine targeted antibiotics from ethnographic contexts - or, as in this case, from prehistoric contexts - in greater depth," concludes Siemssen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
I hope other scholars and advocates will pick up where the book leaves off and develop the critique more fully or apply the themes sketched here to other groups and other contexts.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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