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And while expensive to train, the models are "cheap to run", he said, meaning "you can do more iterations, maybe every few minutes, to see if some specific weather pattern exists".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
PBMs receive rebates calculated as a percentage of a drug’s list price, meaning higher-priced brand drugs yield larger payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
If it passes the House of Commons, rarely invoked powers could be used, meaning it would not need the assent of the Lords to become law this time.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The lump-sum requirement still applies, meaning everything still has to leave the plan in one year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Plus, I’ve been meaning to tell you—the reason I keep asking about fishing is because I entered a contest. It’s next Saturday and I’ve been practicing all the time.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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The work’s more resonant meanings emerge organically as Jean and Berenger battle over Jean’s willing resignation of his human form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
There are many meanings that have been inscribed to “Cut Piece,” in which Ono invited the audience to come on stage and, with a pair scissors, cut off a small piece of her dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The style blends Iranian, Greco-Roman, Germanic and Asian influences into a coherent visual language whose motifs persist even as meanings alter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The same word slanted up or down the scale can have many different meanings.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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