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[task, tahsk] / tæsk, tɑsk /




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But new research suggests they may struggle with something humans do every day: staying focused on the task at hand when distractions get in the way.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Learn how to use AI for any task you are given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Parmitano, a 49-year-old father of two daughters, added that he is "also very humbled by the task in front of us. It's a very complex mission."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As if the task was not challenging enough, authorities must now contend with mounting concerns over the outbreak of Ebola, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And there were the same bright and earnest girls, their glossy, well-combed heads bent over to the serious task of eating.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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