combines

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MIT engineers are developing a new spacecraft propulsion system that combines the strengths of traditional chemical rockets with the efficiency and precision of electric thrusters.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Newton also finds that the S&P 500 Cycle Composite — a predictive market model that combines historical seasonal and calendar trends into a single, averaged roadmap for the stock market — suggests a market downturn.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Respectively done on English paper and Indian cotton, each combines techniques from Qing dynasty bird-and-flower painting, Mughal court art and European natural-history studies, not to mention pigments from England, China and India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The strategy combines a standard spread—buying one put and selling another with a lower strike—with selling a cash-secured put, which limits the risk of losing money if stocks advance.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The cells in a drop of blood contain a different sort of molecular factory, the mitochondrion, which combines food with oxygen to extract useful energy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan