combination
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This is despite a combination of workarounds–such as pipelines and ship-to-ship transfers– enabling oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz to return preconflict levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The combination of the two San Francisco-based rivals has already raised antitrust concerns, but it could also help combat the dominance of major e-commerce companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Microsoft delivered a combination of growth and profitability that impressed Wall Street on Wednesday — especially against the backdrop of greater scrutiny over artificial-intelligence investments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
DoorDash said Instacart shareholders will have a choice to receive cash, DoorDash stock or a combination, with at least 75% of the consideration paid in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It stuck in your nose—a horrible combination of damp and smoke, worse than any garbage pile I’d ever climbed through.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Previously, if fulfillment centers were out of certain size and style combinations, stores shipped those online orders themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Maresca was forced to try different combinations at the back against Villa, but as the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson once said, "attack wins you games, defence wins you titles".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
They are typically mixed with other ingredients, and those combinations may change how they behave.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Hopefully we come out on top. The combinations are really starting to come together now, so we're just excited and we're all ready to go."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Different words together yield different results, so Molly tries dozens of combinations: “1929 fire NYC,” “Lower East Side Elizabeth St. fire 1929,” “Agnes Pauline,” “Ellis Island 1927.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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