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[bach] / bætʃ /


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The central bank will wait for the next batch of inflation reports in late August and early September before making a decision.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

A second batch of Kurds was supposed to head to the town in the coming days, according to Isso.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The new batch of open-weight companies, which includes Arcee, Reflection AI and Poolside, are betting on an increase in demand for capable open models that offer the efficiency of China’s without the geopolitical complications.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Instead, this batch of earnings results made clear that companies like Google, which is owned by Alphabet, and Meta are currently spending much more money related to AI tools than they bring in.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

But on the day when Twitch stopped in with a batch of shortbread cookies after everyone else had already arrived, something small but significant happened.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The NBA borrowed from the NFL’s marketing playbook by releasing its new schedule in batches, starting with Tuesday’s reveal of the opening-day and Christmas Day games.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Guibergia, who has been in the business for 25 years, said he planned to pick the grapes and turn them into wine in several separate batches to help limit damage from any contaminated fruit.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The justice secretary said about 5,000 extra releases will take place in 10 batches from October - down from about 6,000 before the revision.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

She found she could make sculptures relatively quickly, in small batches, and that had emotional value, all while caring for a small child.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The bakery stores obliged by baking up batches of soft doughy cookies which they gave away.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Many of these can be batched ahead and used throughout the week — though sometimes, honestly, it’s nice to let a winter salad be a whole project, an entrée you build with intention.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2025

Orders are picked and packed at stores and then moved to sortation centers to be batched based on neighborhood for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

“App is doing >1000 poorly batched RPCs just to render a home timeline!”

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2022

Dr. Colleen Kraft of Emory University worries that batched testing - with its multiple rounds of screening for some patients - could slow test results, a key factor for getting those infected into quarantine.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2020

The miner had not "batched" in the hills for years without having learned how to cook.

From The Highgrader by D. C. Hutchison

Time-blocking your calendar, batching similar tasks and prioritising certain bits of work can reduce mental overload and decision fatigue.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

I ended up batching three spice blends and gifting them alongside three corresponding recipes.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

The agency said that Mars Wrigley didn’t properly train the workers when they went to clean the Dove chocolate batching 20 micron tank.

From Washington Times Feb. 13, 2023

The batching of RPCs — which stands for “remote procedure call,” a data communication term — related directly to the work of Ms. Solomon and her team.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2022

This oiling is generally known as wool batching, and before the spun yarns or woven fabrics can be dyed it is necessary to remove it.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech




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