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They’re also more cross-functional, including not just engineers but also designers and applied scientists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Researchers applied voltage to electrodes near the inner masses, creating an electrostatic force that counteracted gravity.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

At one point, she considered becoming a professor of legal ethics, so, as the daughter of two lawyers, she applied to law school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The legal scholar Prof Colin Murray says the court has "radically narrowed" the range of cases in which Article 2 can be applied.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Now that the poultice had been applied and her head wrapped firmly in a towel so that it might set there for an hour before rinsing, Penelope sat down to read her long-awaited correspondence.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood