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"But a blanket hard-and-fast rule isn't helpful, because it doesn't really allow for the intricacies and the individualisation of what's really going on."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Johnsen said that “almost all, if not all of” SpaceX’s computing deals allow for both sides to end the deal prematurely after just a few months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Experts have told The Times, humidity impedes the body’s ability to cool itself naturally, because the moist atmosphere doesn’t allow for sweat to evaporate as easily, causing you to continue to get warmer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Both Russia and Ukraine have vowed not to strike each other's capitals for three days to allow for the negotiations to take place.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
There was also the problem, demonstrated by Rutherford and Soddy early in the century, that Earthly elements hold huge reserves of heat–much too much to allow for the sort of cooling and shrinking Suess suggested.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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