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[sis-tuhm] / ˈsɪs təm /




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Ms. Dunn’s underlying theme is that humans spent centuries groping in the dark for their position, built a system that ended that groping, and then forgot the dark was ever there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Board members at Metro, a major funder of Metrolink, have also criticized the agency and its leaders over service cuts and recently approved an audit of the system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"They were deliberately targeted because they were employees of the national education system," Geffray said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

It can also create an immunosuppressive environment that limits the ability of the immune system to attack the cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Scientists rate the strength of an earthquake using the moment magnitude scale, a system that gauges the amount of energy released by the quake and assigns it a number.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The tick-borne allergy was discovered only in 2007, and researchers still can’t say why some immune systems go haywire and some don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“This is a systems transition—not a funding problem,” the presentation said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"In England, they account for just 0.2% of non-household water usage, and many newer data centres use advanced cooling systems that require very little fresh water," they said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

This includes internal controls on AI systems and bringing in outside analysts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Using statistics, they detected four different encryption systems, each with multiple layers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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