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Aggressive global AI infrastructure investment is driving a severe memory-chip shortage, as supply continues to lag far behind demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
When I entered through a small door at ground level he emerged from behind a low ceiling, and standing next to him I was no taller than his toes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I have accepted every single one of these debates,” said Hilton, standing behind a debate-style podium and gesturing at an empty one beside him with Becerra’s name on it .
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Above the noise of cellmates shouting behind him, he pleaded for help and sounded angry that his government appeared to be doing little to change his fate.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“There’s a customer off by herself on the dock behind those trees. Could you run this Navajo taco to her?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick explains the truth behinds some of the popular myths about Colonel Tom Parker, the blustery operator that shepherded the king’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
"It is the first moment that separates our heads from our behinds."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2024
Research published Thursday in the journal Science suggests they feed their hatchlings a milk-like substance too, but from their behinds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
And sure, the students might not read it—but it’s a crucial way for faculty to cover their own behinds at grading time, or at least point to when they start to get letters.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2022
You have spent an enormous amount of money retooling your furniture factory, and still more making sure that, say, the mesh on the Aeron doesn’t pinch the behinds of people who sit in it.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
