the system
Example Sentences
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He wants more details on the fuel switches and believes an on-board electrical failure could cause the system to believe the switches were toggled to “CUTOFF.”
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
While changes to the system are possible, they would most likely affect younger generations who are still decades away from retirement, rather than current retirees or those nearing retirement.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Support mechanisms are activated before a young person disappears from the system altogether.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
By changing which atoms receive particular energy shifts, scientists can tune the system to produce a variety of entangled states without altering the physical hardware.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
The Redeemers who overthrew Reconstruction were inclined to retain such segregation practices as had already emerged, but they displayed no apparent disposition to expand or universalize the system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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