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An ant brain contains about 60,000 cells, compared with roughly 100 million in a mouse brain, so scientists may be able to study the underlying circuits in much greater detail and at a faster pace.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
That frightening detail comes from Sydney Croasmun, vice president of the Ridge Route preservation group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
But this week’s dissent statements may ring louder given that Warsh declined to lay out the logic of the hold-steady decision in much detail, said Derek Tang, a Fed analyst at Monetary Policy Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Without giving detail, the statement said Washington was "considering actions to defend Americans at home and abroad from this threat and stand ready to assist other European allies considering similar options."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Isaac and Jacob are constantly at Tío Yehuda’s side, learning every detail of how the printing press works and becoming perfect apprentices to our uncle and grandfather.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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Key details: New orders, a sign of future sales, rose slightly to 56.7%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
But to fixate on the juicy details of this wild workplace lawsuit is to miss the point, especially when we have only one side of the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Investigators will be using these small details to build an investigative profile of the writer.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Municipal officials in Vista Alegre, where the plane crashed, said in a statement that preliminary information indicated an "in-flight emergency" was to blame, without offering more details.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Ruth took the clipboard back after Maggie signed it with her details.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Using a sensitive genome-mapping method, the team created detailed maps showing where double-strand breaks occur.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Environment Agency says the testing regime helps "build a detailed, accurate long-term profile of a site to inform the public's decision of where to visit".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Adams did not respond to a detailed list of questions about FLAG’s financial practices, sweepstakes operation and educational programming.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Canada Nickel said that with the federal decision secured, it can continue to push ahead with detailed engineering, project financing, and work to gain remaining provincial and federal permits needed to start construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A British player, Robert Wade, supplied Bobby with a detailed analysis of Spassky’s openings in two loose-leaf books, one marked “Spassky; White” and the other “Spassky: Black.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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In an update late Tuesday to a blog post detailing its probe into the incident, OpenAI said its AI agent affected these "publicly-available services," though it did not name the companies.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Presented to and approved by the County of Los Angeles, the documents outline studio, theme park and hotel expansion plans, detailing requirements such as as height, noise and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He also published a 229-page book, titled “New Exploration, Social Enterprise,” detailing how governments can create incentives for companies to help solve social problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In 2016 a leaflet came through the door, detailing UWP and what Long could offer.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I jotted down an emotional ten-page letter detailing the reasons why I felt I was worthy of a tennis scholarship.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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