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In order for the train to run, it must undergo 30-days of consecutive testing without substantial issues and get sign-off from the airport and an outside assessor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
They appear to have been persuaded by the argument that such a tax would push billionaires out of the state, at substantial fiscal and economic cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
And the exact drugs a person takes, how a plan covers them and which pharmacy they use can make a substantial difference.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
But when it comes to robotics, European firms face fierce competition internationally from bigger Chinese rivals such as Unitree, famed for its backflipping robots, which have enjoyed substantial government support.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The homelands of the Cherokee Nation covered substantial parts of what is now Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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