bits

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The last work he staged, “Moby Dick” was for Wilson “Messiah”-like in that he picked and chose bits from a novel with an already interrupted narrative the way Handel’s librettist did from the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Most people have these spaces, she notes, but “the usual experience is of muddling along, spending these bits of time without much direction”—puttering around the house, mindlessly scrolling on our phones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Then do a quick sweep of your surfaces: crumbs, scraps, stray La Croix cans, to-go coffee cups, bits of plastic wrap or parchment.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"These are the properties you need if you want hardware that can learn and adapt, rather than just store bits," said Bakhit.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

She didn’t know who he had shown it to in the few hours since they last parted; still, she took it, and tore it to bits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock