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[reys] / reɪs /






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The release of new wearables underscores how one of the world’s largest tech companies is barreling forward in the AI race even as tech workers and politicians call for the industry to slow down.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2026

Beale explains there is now a new arms race going on in space.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

This year, the biggest stock-market debut is expected to come from AI giant Anthropic, where a former research engineer warned on X that its technology could cause the extinction of the human race.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

“Dear White People” draws its season-long arc from contemporary conversations about racism and race relations in America.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2021

“We’ll train separately and I’ll beat you on race day,” I correct him.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“I’ve been involved in many tight races in the past and understand last minute ‘needs’ come up,” he continued.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

A documentary focuses on ultramarathoners and the often-picturesque races they run, including 100-plus-mile ones in the Alps and California.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The thinking behind it, though, is less about the races than about qualifying, and how making Monaco a sprint could mix up the weekend.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

They also all prompt a lot of heartburn about races over the past decade that fell short despite initial signs of promise and alluring polling numbers the September before the election.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

It is a “cross-section of the all the world’s races and nationalities,” as patient Stanley Stein describes it.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The Ohio State Buckeyes had raced out to a 20-point lead over Manning’s Texas Longhorns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Pegula looked helpless as Sabalenka raced through the second set, with the Belarusian pounding 29 winners to her 12.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Loadings at the Egyptian port of Sidi Kerir, about 20 miles west of Alexandria, picked up as Saudi Arabia raced to offer its oil to buyers mostly from Asia.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Right fielder Jordan Walker and second baseman José Fermín both raced after Betts’ shallow fly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

So I hurriedly showed her to a seat in the waiting area and raced into Aunt Kitty’s room, giving her the signal to come meet me behind the yellow curtain—fast.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“At a time when California is racing to keep pace with a rapidly changing climate, we cannot afford to lose the flexibility needed to safeguard our forests for future generations.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

"Zoe proved today that she deserves to be up there racing with the elites," British rider Hayley Simmonds told BBC Sport.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Over the past few weeks, an Anthropic researcher resigned after warning that the people racing to build advanced artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Last week, a former OpenAI researcher, Jacob Coxon, quit Anthropic and expressed concerns that the AI industry was racing to build systems it couldn’t control.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“Feathered or not, the ostrich is nature’s perfect racing machine. The meat is awfully tasty, too.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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