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"The company or individual would have to be at least reckless," he said, explaining they would "be substantially certain the crime would occur and build or prompt the system anyway."
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
It would devise a plan "with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations" to make sure this "cannot occur again"
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Type Ia supernovae are extremely bright explosions that are generally believed to occur when a white dwarf becomes unstable and undergoes a runaway thermonuclear reaction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Kerwin believes the worst of the supply constraints will occur at the end of the iPhone 17 cycle in September, with supply improving afterward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Such dramatic changes in behaviour would occur only if something changed in the chimpanzees’ DNA.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Grain growth occurs when the microscopic crystals inside a material become larger, which can change its hardness and mechanical performance.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Adding to the extreme weather is the return this year of El Nino -- a natural climate phenomenon that warms Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and typically occurs every two to seven years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
This occurs for two reasons: Homes sold by older people tend to have poorer upkeep, and older sellers are more likely to sell their homes off-MLS — and to investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light either partially or fully when viewed from the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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“Importantly, the reset occurred through rotation, deleveraging, and stronger fundamentals, not through a deterioration in the macroeconomic backdrop,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Goltes, 28, sought child support and attorney fees from Doncic, 27, following an incident that occurred shortly after Olivia was born at Kranj Maternity Hospital on Dec. 6, 2025, in Slovenia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The department’s own records described repeated installation failures and extensive peeling of the pool liner weeks before the alleged vandalism was ever said to have occurred.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Past outbreaks have occurred when people consumed fruits or vegetables irrigated with water contaminated by faeces.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
A thought occurred to me as it often does.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Schmid also said that monetary policy works best when policymakers remain focused on aggregate price indexes and largely ignore the distribution of relative price changes occurring beneath the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The authority said recent testing had confirmed the presence of blue-green algae, a naturally occurring phenomenon that can develop in still water during prolonged periods of hot weather and which can be harmful to wildlife.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A naturally occurring compound found in rice bran may influence how strongly the intestines contract, according to new research from Toho University.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Because we all remember how frequently the self-inflicted damages were occurring during that bizarre and jarring stretch starting late last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The results of repeated spraying are clearly seen in other streams of the watershed, where alarming declines in the salmon populations are occurring.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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