patch
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They collaborated with software distributors and security companies, figuring out ways to patch PHP2Shell and prevent it from being exploited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Web administrators rushed to patch the issue amid concerns that hackers could use AI tools to quickly exploit the vulnerability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Kyiv's hulking CHPs date back to the 1970s and 1980s during Soviet times, and the stock of replacement parts to patch up damage is running low.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Shares have more than doubled this year, rising 134% despite the recent rough patch.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
That would take him out of the small patch of the Forest that he knew, and into the unknown.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Welly’s products include colorful adhesive bandages, first-aid kits and bug-bite relief patches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Vast amounts of discarded plastic accumulate in the oceans, sometimes forming enormous garbage patches that threaten marine life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Damp patches and water damage mark the hallway ceiling of her flat, and the windows do not shut properly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Department of Health said it was aware of "supply disruptions" affecting some HRT medications across the UK, including ongoing issues with Estradot transdermal patches and a more recent disruption affecting FemSeven Conti patches.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I maneuver agilely, doing my very best to avoid any patches that appear to be particularly difficult.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Most Baiga houses have low mud walls, rough timber and bamboo, and tiled or thatched roofs patched with plastic against the rain.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He then instructed me to pull back into the driveway and patched the tire for me on the spot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The 39-year-old, who practised as a vet in Pakistan, patched himself up with glue stitches rather than wait at A&E. He said his children are now fearful of being attacked in school.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Carlini had reported the bug to Ghost’s developers, who patched it on Feb. 16, weeks before Carlini’s San Francisco talk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The audience is patched in to the direct reports from a field artillery battery in New Jersey’s Watchung Mountains.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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That’s where the group’s volunteers work in concert with Southern California Gas crews patching the scores of potholes created by extreme nature, not by radial tires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
But not all companies have access to those models, and patching them once they are discovered can take time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As frontier models automate vulnerability discovery at machine scale, security chiefs scramble to automate patching before hackers weaponize flaws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation said the lifespan of a pothole repair depended on the "quality of the patching" and other conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
"Even if it means patching things up between her and the likes of you."
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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