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manual

[man-yoo-uhl, -yuhl] / ˈmæn yu əl, -yəl /




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These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

I didn’t achieve Thoreau’s epiphany; didn’t learn that the beaches I walked were a natural manual for how to live a good life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Screenshots the student then shared appeared to show manual marking in red ink, unlike the green tick marks used in the digital evaluation system.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The automated system was turned back on a couple of months later but was modified to include more manual security checks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“Different from any known. There are no engines within reach of manual control. Maybe they’re built into the walls. Maybe that’s why they’re thick as they are.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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