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Nats said in a report last week that the software glitch happened "in the space of a millisecond" leading to the system producing corrupted data.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A couple used the nearly $7 million home as an office and gathering space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Roman's Coronagraph Instrument is built to demonstrate some of the most advanced technology ever sent into space for directly imaging planets orbiting other stars.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
It glowed and ebbed and seemed to fill too much space to be a regular light source.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Known as Dogwood, the seven-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom estate sits on 2.8 acres in the ultraprivate Sullivan Canyon and offers an impressive array of equestrian amenities alongside its luxurious living spaces.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
We have seen De Zerbi's forwards in bigger spaces facing fewer defenders on numerous occasions this season already.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He frequently encounters locked doors, obstacles and empty spaces that he has to explore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Both schools will use their own parking spaces, but traffic should be interesting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In another age, this hall had been dressing rooms and rehearsal spaces for the Yiddish theater troupes who made their home on Second Avenue.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
Physicists at Loughborough University, working with an international research team, demonstrated a system that produces a series of precisely spaced light frequencies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, making sure they are evenly spaced.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
But research shows that many people follow their intuition and treat the numbers as evenly spaced, placing a billion roughly halfway between a million and trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Cutie sighed, with the sound of wind humming through closely spaced wires.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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Government officials said Smart’s debut was always planned to be limited before validating the software and expanding its capabilities, such as spacing out arrival times and planning routes days in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Fenton and Koch are quick to credit trainer Phil D’Amato and his barn staff for their overall management, spacing out his races and giving Gold Phoenix time off each year after the Breeders’ Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He kept nibbling, spacing, arranging, and rearranging until sleep overcame him and he curled up tight and nodded away.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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