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A wave of teacher contracts is up for renegotiation now, thanks to a strategy the unions implemented a few years ago to synchronize expiration dates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Together, these sensors convert stretch and pressure into electrical and chemical signals that help synchronize contractions.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

One powerful solution is to synchronize AI’s huge power needs with the public grid’s real-time stress level.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

Similar findings were also reported in another study with a bonobo, in which the bonobo was also able to synchronize its drum beats to a human in the experiment.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

As they tried to absorb their lessons and experience, and to synchronize their efforts, they lived in constant fear of making any of the many egregious errors Bolles kept pointing out to them.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

This system synchronizes cabin lighting, instruments and audio settings to one of five prefabricated “atmospheres,” including Lounge, Joy, Nature, Energetic, and Minimal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Daylight exposure synchronizes our internal clock with the external environment, reinforcing our sleep-wake cycle,” he told The Times over email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

They then discovered a temperature-sensitive genetic switch that synchronizes the production of the toxins with the production of the secretion system, and turns "normal" cells into their soldier brethren.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024

This clock synchronizes and coordinates our body’s circadian rhythms, which help us prepare for things that happen at various times of day — such as falling asleep at night and waking up in the morning.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

The view here taken, is that it synchronizes with the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester

Research has linked synchronized movement with social bonding and increased pain thresholds, while studies of dance and movement therapy have found benefits for depression, anxiety and interpersonal functioning.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Scientists had previously suspected that carbon uptake and tree growth were not always synchronized, but there had been too few detailed observations to fully understand why.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Electric grids use precisely synchronized clocks to detect disturbances hundreds of times each second before they cascade into blackouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

She enters the mosh pit fearlessly, dodging flailing arms to two-step — a synchronized dance move that requires punching and running in place — unleashing her energy in the punk sanctum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

At least, that’s how it’s supposed to happen, but only if everyone stays synchronized, which seems impossible with so many poles and feet moving, and clumsy cousins like Arwin, who still gets his ankles caught.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

PepsiCo anticipates retraining and redeploying some drivers to other types of work, including managing the new equipment, synchronizing the movement of people who go to the stores, or handling the unloading themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The big draw of space for data centers is power supply, with the option of synchronizing satellites to the sun's orbit to ensure constant light beaming onto solar panels.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

For example, synchronizing signals is important for busy cell networks to handle multiple phone calls.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

The second synchronizing force, which Turchin calls contagion, is "even more potent."

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2023

The cycle referenced in the title is a system for synchronizing the ritual and solar years by adding extra months to the calendar at intervals of two years, but not in the eighth year.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro