confines
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Pairing compute and memory allows for unmatched speed for any memory-intensive task that doesn’t leave the confines of a single Wafer-Scale Engine.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Despite ostensibly being about a world-famous pop star mounting a major comeback, David Lowery’s latest film, “Mother Mary,” rarely leaves the confines of the drafty farmhouse it’s set in.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Within the confines of a fairly conventional prison drama, McMau dissects an anonymous nobody who discovers that, both in prison and in life, there are consequences for not taking sides.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The military could do an initial scan for mines relatively quickly in the confines of the strait, military analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Frustrated and suffocated by the confines of the domestic sphere, Stanton joyfully accepted an invitation to tea with friends in a nearby town.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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