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"While this was an experiment-driven discovery, our theoretical work provided the molecular-level interpretation needed to translate the X-ray measurements into a detailed picture of the underlying coordination between proton, electron and solvent motion."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
At its peak, this could translate into $400 million to $550 million in revenue for Lonza, the analyst estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I wanted to know whether the prayer and applause would translate into anything.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
A humanoid’s knees rely on linear actuators, which are made up of similar components but translate rotation into a linear movement: pulling, lifting and so on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The problem was just that it took forever to translate old-world Farsi into English.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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Central to both Steinbeck’s novel and Kazan’s update is the author’s interpretation of the Hebrew word timshel, which he translates as “thou mayest.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
She currently translates Greek and Egyptian writing preserved on ancient papyri at UC Berkeley's Center for the Tebtunis Papyri in the Bancroft Library.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Increasing federal debt translates to a larger supply of Treasurys, potentially pushing prices down—and yields higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
That translates into belonging in different spaces where I could have been uncomfortable in before, so it’s a great time to inhabit these characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Yale paper notes that the word addiction derives from the Latin addicere, which translates to “enslaved to” or “bound by.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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At the end of a slow zoom shot, we see the article’s title in Italian until it’s translated for us in English: “A Machine Has Been Invented That Photographs the Past.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The 99.86% sensitivity translated to an average false-negative rate of ~0.14%.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
So far, the run-up in wheat futures hasn’t translated into substantial price increases on U.S. store shelves, but that is likely to change if supplies remain tight, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Her story of racial injustice and childhood innocence, set in Alabama in 1934, has sold more than 40 million copies around the world and has been translated into 40 languages.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Every once in a while I could tell that the people I translated for were lying.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Because revenue bonds, which would be used to fund this program, are riskier than other bonds, investors might demand a higher return, translating to a higher interest rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"A new generation of deep-science startups is translating breakthroughs into products and transforming fields such as life sciences, space, robotics and clean energy."
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
AMD shares finished the day at $615.52, translating to a market capitalization of $1 trillion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
They also serve as executive whisperers, translating the goals and strategies from bosses on high, while also acting as buffers for those higher up the ladder, sparing executives the headaches of petty issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He took her by the hand, led her to the middle of the room, translating her into his remembered lady.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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