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Edison explained structure brushing in an article last year, describing how it cleared all vegetation around certain equipment, creating a 10-foot barrier to reduce the fire risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

You can also practise standing on one leg, for example while brushing your teeth.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Brown-Forman and a group of Brown family shareholders issued a joint statement brushing off Sazerac’s unsolicited proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

My long dark hair spills over my shoulder, brushing the side of my face as I lean forward.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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