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However, the team’s ceiling will rest on the influence of new forwards Brandon Ingram and Rui Hachimura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
As Camilla Chan, founder of the cyber-security firm X-Phy, puts it: "The future of autonomous AI cannot rest on companies discovering their own failures and reporting it afterwards."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
That’s what a walk looks like with Freedman and Smithers’ cat, Zephyr: a short, leisurely stroll up their street, with plenty of pauses for Zephyr to rest on the sidewalk or scratch a tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Our priority is ensuring Kalshi’s settlements rest on objective, scientifically validated atmospheric data,” said James Belanger, vice president of meteorology at the Weather Co.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Fowl was the winner this time, but someone like him wouldn’t be able to rest on his laurels.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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