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[klaud] / klaʊd /






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"As AI applications continue to deepen, international cloud service providers and various countries are accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, boosting demand across related supply chains such as semiconductors and servers," the statement said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

This allows users to avoiding sending sensitive information to the cloud.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Is there a temperature where these planets form silicate cloud decks that might reflect incoming radiation to space and cool its day side?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Essentially, cloud seeding speeds up the natural process of water vapor condensing inside of clouds.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The cloud spread like an anvil, carrying ash somewhat west and north but concentrating the spread in the east.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

If a planet has an atmosphere, it might also have clouds that reflect incoming starlight and cool the dayside.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Rainmaker's flights use drones to soar into clouds because without clouds, "we can't do anything," he says, pointing to one of the key limits of cloud-seeding processes.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A key feature already in place, hanging from the ceiling, is an array of steel clouds packed with concrete, designed to improve acoustics and evoke a sense of airiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There is also the phenomenon of pareidolia, the tendency to see images of animals, religious figures and other beings in clouds or pieces of toast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The clouds parted and Pa could look out the window and see what was under him.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Other insects that had seen an increase in their numbers locally included the clouded yellow butterfly, a European migratory species known to have "peak" years during unusually hot summers.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

But for U.S. consumers and the Federal Reserve, it’s one more problem in an inflation picture already clouded by rising oil prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

The outlook has clouded since after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington broke down and the U.S. administration in late August imposed new tariffs on imports from Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Still, her transformation of Parton’s clouded sunshine into a feral ache is stunning.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

When her arms wrapped around him, his eyes clouded, like he’d been waiting for her shoulder.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

But inside the brain trusts of Silicon Valley, billions of investor dollars and years of tortured rationalist arguments are clouding a similar argument about artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Increasing tensions in the Persian Gulf are clouding prospects for a recovery in regional LNG exports, adding to concerns over Europe’s gas supply as storage levels trail seasonal norms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ash from the eruptions has been clouding the skies over eastern Sicily and has disrupted hundreds of flights at Catania International Airport in the past week.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Today, severe corneal clouding often requires a full corneal transplant.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

She would not let Boaz keep clouding her vision.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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