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chain

[cheyn] / tʃeɪn /




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Perhaps, just like in the food chain, there will be another bigger predator that takes over the city, a secret third thing that turns this generic Roblox neighborhood into something even more unrecognizable.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

His order said ranchers played a "vital role" in the food supply chain and American cultural heritage.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Emboldened, he wrote to Niccol and other chain executives, saying they’d “alienated loyal customers.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

But in reality, they are caught in a loop, with high oil prices from the Iran war setting off a chain reaction in markets already looking fragile on their own.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

“It’s a probability Adinkra symbol. When two chain links with a pure bond are touching each other, their collective path becomes visible,” Ama explains.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

A new bill aims to secure U.S. supply chains and elevate the Commerce Department to lead national quantum policy.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Disruptions to supply chains, such as for raw materials like rare earths, and to transport routes will continue to add to cost pressures.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins built from two heavy protein chains and two light protein chains.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

In explaining the July decision to hold steady, he said the majority of officials wanted to assess new information, “especially given possible developments in supply chains, investment flows, and geopolitics.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Captain Smith picks up the chains that recently held him prisoner.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

The bug wasn’t the worst type there is, but it could be chained together with another hack to seize control of a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

"Every day we get reports of, horses, dogs, pigs, goats, everything. So many animals being either stranded, abandoned, locked up and chained," Kenny said.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

But I could not move, I could only watch like a chained spectator.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

New offences were created including interfering with national infrastructure, "locking on" – chaining or gluing yourself to something – and tunnelling underground.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2024

I’m actually surprised Rufus is chaining his bike to a gate and following me into the hospital.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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