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One of the biggest questions in aging research is why people tend to lose energy and vitality over time.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Europe has long churned out technology talent, but graduates tend to land at jobs elsewhere, like in Silicon Valley, where funding is plentiful, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Pinchpoints tend to be around the arrival for the weekend on Thursday and Friday.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
His teams tend to dramatically decline two or three seasons after his hiring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
As a result we tend to overestimate the importance of new technology and underestimate the rate of production and the impact of new intellectual tools.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing tend
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