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The researchers emphasized that the project is still at the proof of concept stage and has not yet been fully optimized for efficiency or maximum lithium recovery.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The US central bank has a dual mandate to keep inflation to its long-term target of two percent while also maintaining maximum employment.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

During summer in the UK, that UV index would typically be around 5-6 with a maximum of 8 only in exceptional circumstances.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

She faces sentencing in September, with a maximum penalty of almost 200 years in prison — up to 20 years for each count of wire fraud and 5 years for each count of obstruction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He continually revised his estimates downward, from a maximum of 400 million years, to 100 million years, to 50 million years, and finally, in 1897, to a mere 24 million years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson