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structure

[struhk-cher] / ˈstrʌk tΚƒΙ™r /




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The Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor firm has long stood out among its tech-giant peers for its unusually small workforce and flat leadership structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

He has repeatedly said he wants to continue in his role for decades and has created an informal organizational structure around him that eschews a conventional hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Rather than focusing on a single condition, the researchers compared several sleep disorders to determine whether they were associated with similar changes in brain structure.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The monument had been originally built in 1919 as a temporary, plaster and wood structure.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

It stood alone, unattached to any other structure.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

But the new imaging technology reveals that it has a complex internal landscape, with microscopic structures that can influence how bacteria behave.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said "schools have pastoral care policies and structures" so that children know who they can contact if they require support regarding bereavement.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Normally, newly formed spines often begin as small, immature structures described as "stubby."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

The savings program will focus on eliminating what the company called nonessential activities, as well as simplifying its organizational structures and boosting efficiency through vendor partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Perutz was working on molecular structures, and it was the closest that Watson could get to Wilkins’s image, whose haunting, prophetic shadows he could not get out of his brain.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He said he also wanted to see "structured, inclusive dialogue on the enduring consequences of slavery and colonialism".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some futures-based ETFs are structured as partnerships and issue a special tax form known as a K-1, which details the income for each shareholder’s stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Disc 4 is billed “Early Mixes & Guide Vocals” and is by nature more structured than the Tracking Sessions.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Writing in The Guardian, he pledged to have "difficult conversations" to safeguard the Commonwealth's future, offering a "structured dialogue with those affected".

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

The weekend, structured around a series of confidential panels, idea-sharing programs, and discussion groups, was vintage Jesse.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

People familiar with the deal’s progression said Lorch soon became involved in structuring key aspects of the deal beyond its financing, including how the board would sit for 15 years and choose its successors.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It provides manageable milestones for pupils, structuring it like that," McGinn said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

I’d love to hear any practical suggestions for structuring this so that it is easy for the restaurant, seamless for the staff and customers, and doesn’t create unnecessary headaches for anyone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Chesney also talked about the structuring of his practices, specifically with having some in the morning and afternoon to expose his players to the heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

PIH staff has begun to focus on methods of structuring aid and loans so that in the future the sick and indigent will be the primary beneficiaries.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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