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[sim-puhl] / ˈsɪm pəl /






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Yet the Commonwealth Games marks a major step forward in Amankwaah's fledgling career, and, as such, the aim is simple: "Just take in the whole experience," Amankwaah said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Its premise—the first, disastrous encounter between a family of placid Neanderthals and a ruthless “new people,” Homo sapiens—is simple, though its execution is anything but.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

You’re craving something indulgent yet simple as you wind down.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Jacob Daniel Terrazas, 31, previously pleaded guilty in January to a misdemeanor count of simple assault on a federal officer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The makeup was simple, pink lipstick and a little rouge.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Rather than reverse-engineering a large molecule, eCPs can hit the same biological target and produce the same clinical effect through a much simpler molecule.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

In the view of John Campbell, senior portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, there’s a simpler explanation for the Magnificent Seven’s recent comeback: “safety in earnings.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 19, 2026

Others, like the Palmers and Ferrante, ask for something far simpler: a glimpse of what could have been.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

By replacing those complex systems with a much simpler optical setup, the NTU team's work could make optical skyrmion research more accessible.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

It was a lot simpler than the MiG fighter jet Gagarin was used to flying, and that was by design—he wasn’t supposed to touch the controls.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The simplest way to escape this debt burden is to do what the U.S. did after 1945, and inflate it away.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

And for the simplest possible showstopper, Frieda’s Hulas Ready-to-Drink Coconuts come peeled and prepped with a tool that lets you open them and insert a straw in seconds.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

His wife, Teena - who has been beside him since their days in Kolkata - puts his relationship with patients in the simplest terms.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

But lots of savers prefer the cheapest, simplest passive funds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

He never said much in any case and what he did say was always restricted to the simplest, since he spoke no Lapine.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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