the system

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Another benefit of the system could be a reduction in the need for interceptors like Patriot missiles, which are commonly used but more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The trial in Las Virgenes Reservoir near Westlake Village showed that the system prevented most plankton from being sucked in and killed, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"But interestingly, the radio and X-ray signals don't peak at the same time, which tells us they're being produced in different regions of the system."

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Mrs Brown said she was "honoured and humbled" to be made an OBE, adding she had finally "been heard by the system" and was "pleased that the public are still learning about this".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent, we recognized that what matters is not the mind but the boot brush, not intelligence but the system, not freedom but drill.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque