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Many analysts predict Lilly’s pill will eventually outsell Novo Nordisk’s globally because Foundayo is easier to manufacture at a large scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
De Beers is not the first large producer to scale down operations in recent years, but it does occupy a particular place in the public imagination owing to its long history dating back to 1871.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Coordinating facilities of this scale for a single observing campaign is highly unusual and provided an exceptionally sensitive search of the K2-18b system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
But the WHO said the scale of the outbreak could be two to four times the official estimates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Like the fertilizer in the mail slot on a much larger scale.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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HCA Healthcare’s HCA -6.46%decrease; red down pointing triangle shares were under pressure after the for-profit operator of healthcare facilities scaled back financial guidance for the year following payer mix shifts due to health insurance exchanges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It also highlights that "immigration reforms could be scaled back" with up to 1.6 million migrants getting indefinite leave to remain after five years instead of ten.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The researchers also wanted to learn how much further the chip could be scaled.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
At this point these are tests, not really scaled across the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mark and Linda used to joke about how much food he ate, so he took the hint and scaled back on eating.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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Earlier this month, investors speculated that Meta would be scaling back its AI spending on reports of the company developing a new business line to sell its compute to third parties.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
On July 1, extreme climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus announced their engagement by scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its famous antenna that proclaimed the healing power of love.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"The claims that somehow by just scaling up LLMs, we're going to reach super human intelligence, that is simply not going to happen."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
French ride-sharing and travel site BlaBlaCar said Tuesday that it would push into 20 new countries -- double the current number -- thanks to the scaling opportunities provided by AI.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He treated a syphilitic child and pointed out to Mr. Singer the scaling eruption on the palms of the hand, the dull, opaque surface of the eye, the sloping upper front incisors.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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