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[chayn] / tʃeɪn /




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Extending its operational reach, the Chinese navy is also building a regular presence beyond the first island chain and training to prevent U.S. forces from coming too close to their country’s mainland in a war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Swedish chain Ica also said "a limited number" of its stores experienced refrigeration problems, but the group could not confirm a cyberattack was the cause.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

"There is a chain in football, whether you like it or not," said Carragher.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Shipping dates jumped out to January soon after the device went on sale, a disappointment for the normally reliable Apple supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

She pulled out the chain and handed the ring to Boaz.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

It has its own culture, its own music, and its own fast-food chains.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Delhaize, one of Belgium's biggest supermarket chains, told Belgian media a "computer incident" had occurred overnight at 40 shops.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Private-equity firms are targeting struggling U.S. restaurant chains to revive them away from public-market scrutiny.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Other California grocery chains have also had to make major changes to their store footprints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

At that moment, the rattle and crunch of a car with chains on its tires was heard.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

Proposals include switching to a chained COLA, which accounts for buyers’ spending habits, such as switching from one protein to another when the first becomes more expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

"You were not chained to a door or something, right? You were not locked up in a basement. The chains were less obvious, but they were there."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

AI also has helped accelerate the microshift movement by taking over lower-level tasks that keep people chained to their desks during specific hours, such as sorting and responding to emails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Boxes are typically bolted into concrete or chained in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

The water stood in my eyes to hear this avowal of his dependence; just as if a royal eagle, chained to a perch, should be forced to entreat a sparrow to become its purveyor.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In chaining many weaker chips together, it aims to mimic cutting-edge models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024

I’m actually surprised Rufus is chaining his bike to a gate and following me into the hospital.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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