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“As Helion and OpenAI start to explore working together at significant scale, it is difficult for me to be on both boards,” he posted on X.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Valley neighborhood got significant attention in January when Oz posted a video from a complex in Van Nuys where a onetime hospice operated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Los Angeles County, with 80 school districts, has far more students than any other California county, so its effect on statewide enrollment always will be significant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A grand jury began hearing evidence in the case in December, but D4vd's arrest on Thursday marks the first significant development in the case in months.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
From 1963 to 1966, significant improvements on this early system were made by scientist Martin Klein, generally considered to be the “father” of commercial side-scan sonar.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Vocabulary lists containing significant
Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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