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Local coalitions of neighbors are springing up in the most rural towns and counties as quiet, nature-filled lands are being replaced with loud, energy intensive data centers.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
An intensive coding session by a programmer can burn through one million tokens in a matter of hours or less.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He was in residential treatment for a few months, then in intensive outpatient treatment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Another student described the exam as "far more difficult" and "time intensive" than any maths past papers.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
But tribal societies without intensive food production have no employment for slaves and do not produce large enough food surpluses to be able to yield much tribute.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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