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The woman’s answer was simple: “My boyfriend is a big Justin Herbert fan.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The testing method is simple: a patient breathes into a cotton mask for about 10 minutes, and the mask is then sealed in a bag and taken to the lab.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
They also used genetic methods to investigate whether the relationships might go beyond a simple association.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
That might be a little heavy-handed when a simple talking-to, or a vote-whipping operation that’s more on top of things, could suffice.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
It’s so simple it almost makes me laugh, in a sick and obscene and bile-producing way.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Because Mars lacks this process, scientists have often assumed that its crust formed in a much simpler way.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The company said the layoffs were aimed at making the platform "simpler and faster" and at reducing coordination delays in what has become a sprawling operation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The outcome is a simpler org chart geared toward building versus managing,” Khosrowshahi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Such changes are intended to make Uber "simpler" and "faster," while freeing up money to reinvest in areas it considers central to its future, Khosrowshahi said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But it's so much simpler not to look at it that way, so I add, "I've been here the whole time."
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
“The thinking in its simplest form is what do we deem the best for our football players and for them to try and be at their best,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They developed a method that allowed the researchers to arrange metabolic reactions from the simplest to the most complex.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The simplest explanation is that, squeezed by higher prices, demand slumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Perhaps the simplest way to gain exposure to non-U.S. stocks is by investing in an ETF benchmarked to a non-U.S. stock-market index.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Moriori were a small, isolated population of hunter-gatherers, equipped with only the simplest technology and weapons, entirely inexperienced at war, and lacking strong leadership or organization.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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