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[sim-puhl] / ˈsɪm pəl /






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Her standing with the public has improved and she is now, again on a very simple but crucial measure, much better known.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The price of its goods range from a few hundred dollars for a simple ring, to $10 million or higher for a custom necklace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"They could allow us to eventually address even deeper questions, like whether these condensates helped bridge the gap between simple molecules and the earliest forms of life."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

These should be clear, simple statements about your starting point with your initial withdrawals and how you will decide how much to withdraw down the road.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Of course,” I tell her, but I feel myself blushing as she calmly reads my simple verse aloud.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

“I believe there’s a future where we can have a much simpler, more productive assortment,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

We should rebuild our defense production capacity and rethink the balance between small numbers of expensive high-tech weapons and larger numbers of simpler, cheaper ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

A simpler and clearer system could have changed that, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Her philosophy was simpler still: “Work does not have to feel like war.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Getting home may be simpler for you than you realize.”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The earliest universe contained little besides hydrogen and helium, the two simplest elements at the top of the periodic table.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

"But in its simplest form, what we see right now is that we took an ice cube out of the fridge and it's just melting in front of our eyes."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the simplest thing that would chill adoption of agent apps would be if they didn’t gain the ability to reliably do people’s internet chores.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The simplest approach is to use the built-in export functions available from each major AI platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The simplest solution to the problem of race in America?

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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