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“Under this reporting structure, Azure becomes more purely our consumption-based platform and infrastructure business,” CEO Satya Nadella wrote in the September presentation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
To evaluate the device outside purely theoretical measurements, the researchers tested it on a variety of materials and substances.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
She explained she had spoken to the journalist "purely to find information" and did not disclose where she worked but lost an appeal against the decision.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Whereas the curator is obsessed with evocative details, down to the placement of embroidery needles, the rather mopey fairy tale deals purely in generalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Adding to the temptation to avoid race is the fact that opportunities for challenging mass incarceration on purely race-neutral grounds have never been greater.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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