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Altman ran the venture firm Y Combinator before becoming OpenAI CEO and used that role to build a personal investment portfolio totaling hundreds of startups, a scale rivaling large venture firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The arrests unfolded as part of “Operation at Large,” a large scale immigration operation in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
On a larger scale, AI data centers are at the forefront of local protests and environmental concern, with the megaprojects polluting acres of once peaceful land, using up precious resources and driving up electricity prices.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The detail and depiction are convincing, but have heightened worries among some in Hollywood about the potential for AI to replace actors on a wider scale.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Once I’ve done three, maybe four passes back and forth, I use the portable hanging scale to weigh it, and then I go to show Mom my haul.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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