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Because the carbon 14 analysis is extremely time intensive, the researchers first needed clues about when unusual solar activity may have occurred.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Warsh—who had long leaned toward a hawkish anti-inflation stance—warned presciently that the Fed’s intensive efforts to support the economy could give rise to blistering inflation down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Two of the paratroopers jumped in tandem with an intensive care nurse and intensive care doctor, who will provide help to the island, which usually has a two-person medical team.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

An Iranian moratorium on enriched uranium, after which enrichment would be limited to 3.67 percent, with intensive inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency;

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In their subsistence modes, Polynesians ranged from the hunter-gatherers of the Chathams, through slash-and-burn farmers, to practitioners of intensive food production living at some of the highest population densities of any human societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond