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Since he’s there, you may assume, correctly, that J.B.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Mice viewed visual cues on a screen and were rewarded when they correctly responded to information displayed directly in front of them while ignoring distracting cues appearing off to the side.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Levy says GLP-1s, when prescribed correctly, are “fantastic” for treating obesity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

During the race stoppage, it was announced that Russell had been given a drive-through penalty for not serving the five-second penalty correctly.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

This philosopher is certainly not Newcomen; but Desaguliers had, I think, correctly intuited the only plausible route to the invention of the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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