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If that question was ever asked, the answer is simple.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her standing with the public has improved and she is now, again on a very simple but crucial measure, much better known.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Curl said the formula for success was simple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Although the Earth encounter required extensive preparation, it is relatively simple compared with what awaits Juice at Jupiter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I am just a simple, ordinary person, not a heroine,” Joey wrote to Marie Dachauer in 1945.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The prosecution’s argument is simpler and meaner, almost reminiscent of Steinbeck: Clancy’s actions were premeditated, her way of escaping a life she didn’t want anymore.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I believe there’s a future where we can have a much simpler, more productive assortment,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
These specialized systems are simpler than general purpose quantum computers and are designed to reproduce particular quantum behaviors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
We should rebuild our defense production capacity and rethink the balance between small numbers of expensive high-tech weapons and larger numbers of simpler, cheaper ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
However, it was simpler not to say anything.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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To present an argument to an ITP, all this background knowledge must be entered, explicitly and formally, down to the simplest definitions of numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"But in its simplest form, what we see right now is that we took an ice cube out of the fridge and it's just melting in front of our eyes."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the simplest thing that would chill adoption of agent apps would be if they didn’t gain the ability to reliably do people’s internet chores.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The nitrogenase turned out to be the simplest known example of the enzyme yet studied, while also combining structural features from all three major nitrogenase families: molybdenum, vanadium and iron-only forms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sometimes, the simplest magical charms really did work the best.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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