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Only a few hundred people around the world work full-time on alignment research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"So, why? Just hard work. Hard work from my engineers and from myself to improve me as a driver and improve my driving. That is the answer."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Authorities said the investigation remains active as officers work to determine exactly what happened and whether anyone else was involved.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Recognition of their "outstanding universal value" brings international renown and commits authorities to work toward their preservation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
I made him promise not to throw it out, to let me work my magic.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He also finds time for dayslong biking excursions on his collection of motorcycles, and spending time with his wife, who works in furniture design, and their 22-year-old daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
All of that was put in place or is in the works because the Rams, who won the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in 2022, have a chance to do it again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The drug works in part by reducing activity in the mTOR pathway, a biological signaling system that regulates cell growth and proliferation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Cooked iceberg lettuce works excellently in this soup, the recipe notes.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
“I’m a baker who works with huge ovens. This was five or six hundred degrees Fahrenheit.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
He also worked as a young page in the state Capitol when Warren was governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Foreign farmworkers, he said, routinely worked seven days a week, skipped lunch breaks to maximise piece-rate earnings and were often paid below the national minimum wage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
She worked alongside other students to design enrichment activities for a tiger, for example, before presenting their ideas to members of the public - something she said she would previously have found intimidating.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Roughly 75,000 fewer Americans worked in manufacturing in June than in January 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
I passed names too, to the right and left, as we worked out a kind of system.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Hardwood floors run throughout the property, including in the bedrooms, save for the entryway which features a terracotta tile and a wrought iron staircase leading up to the second level.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last year’s run took place in Venice due to the destruction wrought by the fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
In a universe where betrayal is a common currency, the bond that develops between Dunk and Egg is absolutely magical, although not entirely wrought from thin air.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
That is despite the impact wrought on economies worldwide by the conflict in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
“They was mighty wrought up about the South losin’ the War,” she would begin.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
The crew also filmed Graham as he talked in March with Jake Sullivan, who was national security adviser under President Joe Biden, about the challenges of working with the Trump administration on Middle East negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He was detained while working at a car wash in August, and the advocacy organization was crucial to his release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Universities UK, which represents more than 140 higher education institutions, said universities were working to improve support, reporting and campus safety for Jewish students.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
At Rosewood’s three hotels located throughout New Zealand, the chefs honor this ethically sourced ethos, working with local purveyors and farmers to source indigenous ingredients like beach spinach, fern fronds and abalone.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The noise is deafening, with actors, jugglers, and glass blowers working the crowd.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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