plugging
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Giuliani said that he and other security planners had been "planning with one hand tied behind our back" due to the shutdown, saying "we are still plugging a few of those holes".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Perhaps plugging numbers into this formula brings it to life, just as the baker brings a recipe to life by mixing ingredients in a bowl and baking them in the oven?
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Touran listed other reasons why somehow plugging an aircraft carrier into the grid wouldn’t deliver cheap power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"It's such a breeze!" he said after plugging in the charging cables.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
No number seems to solve the equation; plugging in –1, 3, –750, 235.23, or any other positive or negative number you could think of doesn’t yield the correct answer.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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