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frontier

[fruhn-teer, fron-, fruhn-teer] / frʌnˈtɪər, frɒn-, ˈfrʌn tɪər /




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Patrick Stewart, the British actor whose 60-year career spanned the stage to the final frontier, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We believe enterprises are still in early phases of deployment, and we believe most knowledge workers have yet to fully experience what frontier AI can help them accomplish,” Anthropic said in its S-1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"With JWST, the early universe has become an exciting new frontier in astrophysics," said lead author Oliver Zier, an ITC Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Residents in Maine's frontier towns express worry that the tariffs have also triggered a rupture in cross-border relationships built up over decades, and that the intricate community fabric could take years to repair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The banister of the rear staircase was hung with drying leaves and stalks sent from the frontier.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

“Our aim is to help humankind to chart a safe course through its technological evolution, open new frontiers of discovery, and bring forth an age of miracles.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although the research focused on two regions of the Amazon, the scientists say its conclusions may also apply to tropical deforestation frontiers elsewhere in the world.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Actually, I take that back – consulting her most devoted fans will open new frontiers for you.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Still, the country grew rapidly thanks to immigration, expanding frontiers and the entrepreneurial energy that so impressed Tocqueville.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

This explains the fact that in some places the frontiers between the superstates are arbitrary.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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