the system
Example Sentences
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“If the top leader is physically or mentally enfeebled, the system can ill-afford a crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is a bleak little consumer triumph: the system has managed to make a moral improvement feel exactly like the thing it replaced.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The researchers say the current speed limit comes from the laser pulses used to operate the system, not from the fundamental properties of the meta-material itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
So while he might know that his brother’s expectation that you pay for meals out is unreasonable, the cost may be worth it to him, if only to avoid disrupting the system.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
He likes to work on his own, outside the system of huts, with a few handpicked assistants.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
