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[mayk] / meɪk /










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"Opponents need to make a decision on how they're going to press those spaces. And by pressing those spaces, there is the potential to create a lot of unbalance in the structure."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Thai people are already poor. Please don't make them any poorer."

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It made one of the first AI-animated shorts, “Critterz,” using OpenAI’s software and planned to help make a movie based on it, but OpenAI pulled out of the project and canceled its video-making AI model.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Detmar has about 180 drivers on payroll, who each make about $80,000 to $120,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The protesters were met by a group of counterprotesters who are determined to make sure the Manor opens and welcomes as many people of color as possible.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"Liverpool influenced me a lot in terms of counter-pressing, pressing, intensity, and what makes you grow as a team," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"If we become too dependent on services or products from a given country, that makes us vulnerable, whatever that country may be," Skjold-Lorange warned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

But that’s what makes Dieffenbach’s first Football Bowl Subdivision start against Wisconsin on Saturday at the Rose Bowl so special.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The company, which makes some of its drones in Ukraine, didn’t say when large-scale production would begin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She makes sweet treats, tucks me in bed, kisses my forehead, and, sometimes, lets me have a carrot for Belle.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Proponents of AI see it as an antidote to high production costs and say it allows creatives to make films that otherwise would never be made.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The official release did not say whether such a demand has been made.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

European nations and other industrialised countries made up roughly half the 35 signatories.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It says she made numerous efforts to contact counsel at the start of the search, but the agents prevented her from doing so for more than an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They settled down in New Mexico, but the boyfriend was sent to Vietnam and never made it home.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Thailand is sometimes dubbed the "Detroit of Asia" for its own strong car making heritage.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"At high speeds underwater, a torpedo generates significant noise, making it easier to detect," Yang said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I understand people’s frustration, but they’re leaving it to the audience to sort out who’s making sense,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It leads by a large margin among those making less than $100,000 and renters, while trailing among the affluent and homeowners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

All have trouble making decisions on personal or social matters.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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