the system
Example Sentences
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"It's remarkably robust too. We've even had people jumping up and down next to the system and the microcomb remains stable."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
With more managers using AI to monitor workers’ productivity, columnist Callum Borchers has advice on how to game the system and still be productive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Friday night will be a notably chilly night - and may come as a shock to the system.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
To the extent it’s heard from fans, it seems to reflect a “plague on both your houses” mentality among people who know they’re being mulcted by the system and don’t know who to blame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It may seem at first blush that cooperating with the system while urging good behavior is the only option available, but in reality it is not a liberation strategy at all.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
