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That translates to almost 80 hours of downtime a year.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a Latin motto that translates to: “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“Considering Somali piracy as an increased cost of trade translates into an estimated $18 billion yearly loss to the world economy,” researchers at the World Bank wrote in a 2013 report.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The name Tanyka comes from the Indigenous Guaraní language and means "jaw," while amnicola translates to "living by the river."

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

When I was small, much younger than I am now, Pa told me that in a certain Chinese dialect my name, Loung, translates into “dragon.”

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung