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But in “Cupertino,” the legal minds at the center of the show are taking on more consequential tech disputes in the courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“This overall demand should support more AI compute demand and more data center construction, even if it doesn’t meet the most outlandish extrapolations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
These bones are the center of much contention —we call them Bone Wars.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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A plot twist in the series premiere centers on Olivia discovering her former boss trained “Daisy,” an unauthorized AI companion chatbot created by S-Talk, by using her voice and personality without her knowledge or consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Dell said it took the company eight quarters to amass 3,200 customers building AI data centers with its servers, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — answered questions from a reader whose investment adviser suggested that he participate in a private investment in data centers overseas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In Canada’s four most populous provinces, only Quebec has seen modest gains in housing starts this year and each of the seven major centers are behind 2025’s pace for new home construction, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most of the capital representation resource centers around the country were forced to close.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Until now, much of the effort to improve organic electrosynthesis has centered on familiar factors, including the electrical voltage, the materials used for electrodes, and the composition of the liquid in which reactions occur.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
But “Tender Loving Care,” centered on two social service workers navigating the fraying social safety net and, in one case, anxiety about aging parents, possesses a bracing humanity full of compassion and urgency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
That movie starring Jesse Eisenberg centered on Mark Zuckerberg, a student who struggled socially and eventually created his own online ecosystem for making friends -- what would become Facebook.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Every single track on the album was centered around “Troy,” with my name mentioned as often as possible.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Into the hollows of one of the cinder blocks, the one centered just above the front door, Arturo placed a print of San Martín Caballero encased in a plastic bag, to bring us luck.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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“My job is to always be centering folks in the work.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
This year, “A Very Laufey Day” will include experiences in 75 cities across 25 countries, centering on the theme of “A Celebration of the Arts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In fact, she was treating herself daily to gelato and centering carbs at every meal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
One by one the cut stones of the ribs, called voussoirs, were hoisted onto the centering and mortared into place by the masons.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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