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device

[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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The intention was to create musical theater entertainment built around generational conflict — a longstanding device of romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The research team has already achieved a peak external quantum efficiency greater than 0.6% for their NIR-II LEDs, an impressive result for an early generation device.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Entrepreneurs Karin Walter-Mommert and Walter Gunz later funded a private rescue, fitting the whale with a tracking device and coaxing it onto a water-filled transport ship called Fortuna B.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The researchers wrote software that links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Annabelle smiled as the robot gently tucked the small device under her collar.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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