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It provides context, but does not predict whether or not you will develop dementia.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Plaud is primarily interested in acquiring companies with strong talent that could help it develop capabilities it can’t build quickly enough on its own, rather than adding new users or products, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In addition, some feminists argue that women cannot voluntarily enter into surrogacy agreements because they cannot know in advance the bond they may develop with the fetus during pregnancy.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Alchemy, as a clandestine enterprise, could never develop a community of the right sort.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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As Mr. Preston’s clever plot develops, it becomes clear that Cold War secrets explain the murders and that present-day spymasters—British and Russian—are covering their tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
On the streets of Shanghai, 42-year-old Xie Zongbo said "no new technology develops completely smoothly".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
But US President Donald Trump has said his priority is making sure the US develops the tech faster than China.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX develops the Grok AI model, weighed in on X as well, writing that Amodei was ”right.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
Inside, it disintegrates and gives rise to a wormlike creature, which then develops into the new Phoenix, ready for the next five hundred years.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Born on Sept. 2, 1943, to John and Mary Ashford, the budding soprano developed her chops singing in the church choir and then in the glee club at Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Acid testing of the child's teeth, a technique developed by the universities of Durham and Bristol, coupled with DNA analysis concluded the child was most likely male, the inquest heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to the model, the conditions needed to create and rapidly grow these black holes developed naturally in the early Universe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The French startup has developed a network of alliances that give it exposure to enterprise customers, big corporations and institutions that can pay for its AI tools at scale and boost revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
All the vanguard members of the revolutionary generation developed a keen sense of their historical significance even while they were still making the history on which their reputations would rest.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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"It wasn't actually something we had in mind when we were developing the exhibition, or even when we asked the National Gallery if they would lend this painting," he explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
As AI labs pushed the envelope with ever more powerful frontier models, Microsoft was developing a parallel concept of the “frontier company,” built on principles that reflected AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Scientists from UVM and RS Oncology, working with the University of Leicester and other institutions in the UK, are developing second-generation PRX3 inhibitors with improved solubility.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Stephen Rowlands, the company's head of construction and supply chain said there was "a real opportunity for Welsh industry to play a leading role" in developing and delivering the new pylons.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, these cases have gotten progressively worse, developing into a deadly pneumonia.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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