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Self-healing grids: During heat waves, artificial intelligence would reroute power for maximum efficiency, eking out extra performance to avoid blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The maximum opportunity for new builds from state-level reforms exceeds 1.5 million homes a year.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
SpaceX secured $2.637 billion in total obligations in March, with the agreement’s maximum potential contract value capping at $9.34 billion.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
However, maximum temperatures are still expected to fall just short of the UK's all-time high of 40.3C set in 2022.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Their hands are cuffed and they wear color-coded jailhouse jumpsuits: yellow for maximum security, blue for minimum, and red for administrative segregation, which is the official term for solitary confinement.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 2
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 61-70
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