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Data centers might just move to less-convenient locations farther from major cities, to states happy to take the business, to other countries—or, as Elon Musk tweeted after the election, perhaps even to space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Another challenge would be delivering and positioning a nuclear device at precisely the right location relative to an asteroid traveling through space.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
"There is a lot of investment in its stability," she explained, but "a margin of political space for civil and political rights is part of the stability calculus."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Additionally, the funeral home opens its event space to the community and has hosted three weddings, as well as meetings for nonprofits and other community groups.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
I pull my shirt up over my nose and let my eyes take in the space from the safety of the hallway.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The King Abdullah Financial District is one of the most visible manifestations of the kingdom's ongoing economic and social reforms drive, with towering glass skyscrapers, high-end retail outlets and green spaces dotting the area.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Across more than 20 million years, Europe's landscapes were typically a shifting mosaic of trees, open spaces, and flowering plants rather than continuous stretches of closed forest.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Its new operators, Neil Biondich and Alex McCullough, are ramping up events to activate the myriad spaces inside the building, all five stories of forest-themed kitschy wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Rubble from the demolition blast was strewn around the house, and other relatives could be seen cleaning up the spaces that were still habitable.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
But she had had enough of empty spaces today.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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Then she came upon a cluster of plants, spaced apart, and said: “That’s it!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The serious heart of the opera is Lincoln and his crushing grief, limned in four striking arias evenly spaced out through just over two hours of music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Closely spaced pregnancies, premature births and low birth weight can follow, while young mothers struggle to breastfeed and care for their children.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
This points to the prospect of further, closely spaced hikes as the war in the Middle East drags on.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the West it took another century of experiment and debate before this evenly spaced solution for twelve, not nineteen, notes emerged as the front-runner solution.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Back in Brooklyn, Bernard spent eight years in meetings and negotiations, adjusting building heights and spacing as officials raised concerns about density, and gaining trust with local political leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
They are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Both Heathrow and Gatwick, for example, have moved away from mandating minimum distances between incoming aircraft in favour of a system which continually calculates spacing times based on wind speeds and aircraft types.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
One in front of me is spacing out in my direction, but then he lifts his head and starts down the hallway again, away from me.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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