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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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Talarico has distanced himself from some of those earlier comments, arguing many were taken out of context and "missed the mark" or were "deliberately provocative" or "cringy".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

It told AFP that as more information became available, "Copilot reflected the updated context and identified the claim as fabricated."

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

I want to give my cautions, because there is some context to be had.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mr. Berge uses these stories to illustrate one of his recurring themes: What disgusts in one context can delight in another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The emotions were normal in context; it was their extreme range that was abnormal.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Two other streaming series, “Crystal Lake” on Peacock and “Carrie” on Prime Video, place two of the horror genre’s most famous scary mothers in new contexts.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Too much double-stranded RNA or mRNA that cannot be degraded effectively may contribute to disease processes in some contexts."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 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

She has recorded her meditative work “The Ballerina” in several duet contexts, but here she and Mr. Hurst trade interlocking figures while Mr. Blake’s shimmering percussion provides a stellar backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A feeling for what quantities or time spans are appropriate in various contexts is essential to getting the joke.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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