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[sahy-kuhl] / ˈsaɪ kəl /


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However, slowing the pace of development for the next frontier model won’t necessarily slow down the AI investment cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

"Psychologically, a Fed hiking cycle rarely does risk assets many favours, particularly if both nominal and real Treasury yields are breaking to new highs and equity markets continue to find sellers into rallies."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

In “Hey Jude,” a cycle of syllables describes taking a sad song and making it better.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

That makes it difficult to determine whether the recent change is truly unusual or simply part of a longer natural cycle.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Otherwise I'll end up in the same cycle as I was before.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

The sport has long grappled with the issue of retaining the attention and excitement it generates at the Olympics throughout those four-year cycles.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Creating and controlling the required quantum states has traditionally involved guiding a quantum system through thousands of repeated driving cycles.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

But “Munich,” which followed six months later, goes straight to the questions of terrorism and endless cycles of retaliation that hung over the period.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The company said it has started onboarding additional business from new and existing customers that it expects to grow revenue in fiscal 2027 after its cycles larger optimization actions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Their movements were influenced by the changing seasons, the annual migrations of animals and the growth cycles of plants.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

The Sparks have for the past several seasons cycled through unproven coaches and GMs, or fired experienced ones.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Many of the companies have struggled to find a financial model that works long term and have cycled through different ownership and fulfillment models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Some 30.2m people cycled at least once in Britain in the past year, according to British Cycling, which is the highest number it has been since 2019-20.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Participants who recycled, used reusable cups and containers, took public transportation, ate greener diets, or cycled to work were no less likely to support wider climate policies and collective action.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

I'd come on my bike 'cause if anyone’d been out I could've just said “All right?” and cycled on.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Insects pollinate more than 80 percent of wild plant species, serve as food for 60 percent of bird species, and support food webs, nutrient cycling, and global food production.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

This month, we hope to be finishing a legendary cycling pilgrimage, the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

An average of 153,000 new e-bikes have been added to the UK's roads each year since 2020, according to cycling industry trade body, the Bicycle Association.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“When safe cycling infrastructure goes in, then you see a lot more women, a lot more marginalized communities, also children, elderly people, people with disabilities,” Roach said.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

She was cycling through the options in her mind—how could she get there?

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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