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binary

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] / ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i /


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“I’m very, very against using the financial markets to create binary speculative bets.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

"I think you would be surprised to hear members on these topics. I think they are much more closer than simply binary positions that are irreconcilable," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

As the book moves across history and demonstrates how the internet has completely upended the binary, they also show what hasn’t changed about the way fans relate to their favorites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Astronomers will need to investigate many more binary systems to determine how these powerful outflows can form without discs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

I thought of telling him about binary numbers and the Glass Castle and Venus and all the things that made my dad special and completely different from his dad, but I knew Billy wouldn’t understand.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Although the researchers detected some wobbling, it was far smaller than the motion typically associated with black widow binaries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

One of the stellar binaries, known as G203-47, is now officially the ninth closest white dwarf to the Sun.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The trilogy artfully transcends the binaries of empire, overlaying the brute facts of economy and race with ripping anecdotes, splendid uniforms and sensual Indian architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The museum has physically invalidated the binaries of center and periphery, major and minor arts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The history of the spectroscopic binaries is one of the most interesting chapters in astronomy, and affords a marvelous confirmation of the prediction of Bessel who first wrote of "the astronomy of the invisible."

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd


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