gears

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With the legal fight set to escalate, Sorsby switched gears and plans to withdraw his lawsuit against the NCAA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

McPeake sees “catalysts likely ahead” as Quantum Computing gears up to launch a more powerful version of its Dirac 3 system, “with a separate next-gen hardware platform also in the pipeline.”

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

McGinn said that they have more gears to go up and he's right.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

But with a forceful push from then-UC President Janet Napolitano, regents who had been reluctant to remove the SAT switched gears to unanimously vote to phase out testing and explore creating a UC-specific exam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Realizing his mistake, he stopped the car, shifted gears, and prepared to turn around.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman