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The headline is expected to be the first foldable iPhone, an almost tabletlike device that fits comfortably in a pocket and allows people to use more than one app at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Gay has been batting in the hardest position at a time when all batters have struggled for runs.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead of attempting to identify and measure one galaxy at a time, astronomers detect the combined radio glow produced by hydrogen in large numbers of galaxies that cannot be individually resolved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s a big topic, so we’re taking it one chamber at a time.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Still, as winter unfolded, his naps did tend to increase, stretching from hours at a time to days at a time.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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