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known

[nohn] / noʊn /


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The result was modes known as 'overtake' and 'boost'.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The date is determined through a calculation known as computus paschalis, literally “computation of Easter” in Latin.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The 160over90 agency is one of the world’s largest sports marketing and creative firms, known for its work with major sports spectacles such as the Super Bowl, the Olympic Games and the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

At the core of the system is a custom-designed 5 × 5 array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, known as VCSELs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

I should’ve known better, but I had just wanted .

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu