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switch

[swich] / swɪtʃ /




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Kratsios said Moonshot built "a sophisticated internal platform to conduct large-scale distillation against U.S. models," which allowed the company "to quickly switch between multiple methods of access to avoid detection."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

This allows users to switch AI models and limit disruption to their business.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Researchers would also need to determine the safest and most effective timing for each switch.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

In 2018, there was a proposal for the European Union to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year to switch between standard time and daylight saving time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Some kind of good cop, bad cop switch up to get him to say things he shouldn’t.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Once active sunspot regions move within 15 degrees of the equator, that twisting mechanism weakens and the main driver of extreme space weather switches off.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The brief says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplaces, canceled 250,000 unauthorized enrollments and identified 200,000 unauthorized plan switches in 2025.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The preliminary report published last July had said that just seconds after take-off, fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

If oil and gas become much more expensive, countries can switch to using more coal, nuclear and green sources like wind and sun, but these switches take time and are very expensive.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

G’ma lets out a gigantic snort from her curtained-off “bedroom” at the opposite end of the RV, and Scoob switches back to the picture and holds it in the light coming through the small window.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Earlier this year, the BEA switched to a different price gauge for legal services in the producer-price index that has proved to be more consistent.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Many people switched to cheaper, higher-deductible plans, but average premium payments still rose 58% and deductibles climbed 37%, or more than US$1,000 per person.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Indeed, he would often take the new ball, bowling left-arm fast-medium - and then return later in the innings having switched to orthodox left-arm spin, or even left-arm wrist-spin.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

This, alas, includes me: After freaking out a little about my salad order from earlier this week, I switched to steaming-hot vegetarian noodles from a neighborhood Chinese shop.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

I had just switched over to catcher from second base—partially because my coach realized I noticed stuff like a shifted stance—and I was still getting my bearings.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Many clinics remain understaffed, and vets are switching to lower-cost generic prescriptions, the analysts found.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Reilly spent nine years in seminary before switching to pursue politics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

If the technology is commercialized, a single programmable optical chip could perform several tasks, including controlling signal speed and switching between different functions.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

This is because other sectors are switching to renewable energy faster, and aviation has no realistic alternative to jet fuel from oil.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

My alarm went off at seven exactly, switching over to the radio, just as Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was starting.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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