plug
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Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in Beijing's tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek for free.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
With digital cameras offering an element of surprise when you plug in the memory card reader to your computer at home, digital cameras capture a moment in time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Roberts said a few different companies could plug the index’s EA-shaped gap, noting that there are 14 eligible new additions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
That indicates analysts are treating the middle of the income statement as a plug to reconcile the top and bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The fourth hit an electrical connection, disintegrating the plug and short-circuiting it.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
The base this plugs into is already large.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Dunn, 36, then had to shine a torch through the window of a neighbouring property to wake up another resident who was sleeping with an eye mask on and ear plugs in.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
When the antibody plugs into the capillary’s transferrin receptor, a portal through the blood-brain barrier opens up.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The number of plugs at each site is increasing, and they are becoming more powerful, able to recharge cars more quickly, the study found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
I lift the plugs of dirt out of the hole.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
It argued that going private would provide insulation from volatile quarterly earnings releases, or that Mattel could be plugged into another company’s established distribution flywheel, avoiding the costly effort of building one from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
They are simply plugged into the nearest socket and work by drawing in warm air, cooling it, and venting heat outside through a window via a pipe or ducting.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Just because we’re plugged into those networks doesn’t mean we don’t care about privacy anymore.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
He repeatedly plugged his new autobiographical show “860” that’s headed to Broadway in the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Maddie turned back to her switchboard and coolly plugged in the front cord.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Bidders will be given extra credit for creating local jobs paying above the minimum wage, plugging local skills gaps by offering training and particularly by offering 45-day work experience placements for young people.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rather than plugging into the Texas power grid, Project Kilby will have its own on-site power plant fueled by Chevron’s local natural-gas production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The people plugging this shortfall are buyers of U.S. debt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
One key skill for the coming bot invasion: plugging in cables.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Every evening Werner works in Dr. Hauptmann’s lab, alternately plugging numbers into triangulation formulas or engineering: Hauptmann wants him to improve the efficiency and power of a directional radio transceiver he is designing.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
