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Intel shares have skyrocketed after Nvidia announced plans to invest in and partner with the company, sparking hope that the old chipmaker could avoid being left behind in a world powered by artificial intelligence.

The agency also claims the company has continually declined to implement higher security measures to avoid brokers and bots.

Benjamin Franklin’s 1773 “Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One” used irony to lampoon British policy, undermining authority while avoiding direct flouting of the era’s harsh sedition laws.

He had avoided going to Wimbledon for years, embarrassed about what he had become, but in 2000 he returned for a parade at the Millennium Championships.

Also avoiding areas at dawn or dusk when mosquitoes congregate is key to avoid getting bitten.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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