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"We often look at a pattern or grouping that has a relationship with better or worse outcomes rather than just looking at a single molecule."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
But it had already secured recognition from India, China, Russia and Thailand, making restored ties with the regional grouping a "nice to have" rather than essential, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The grouping of companies called the Magnificent Seven just did something that they haven’t since the introduction of ChatGPT sent the market into an artificial intelligence-sparked frenzy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Newyddion S4C understands Edwards' attempt fell far short of winning the competition, with his poem placed in the third grouping of entries - a system used by the judging panel to rank entries.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
They had to learn to recognize the same sound or speech unit through all our normal variations in speech volume, pitch, speed, emphasis, phrase grouping, and individual idiosyncrasies of pronunciation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
But overall, the three groupings help to tell the tale of the market, they say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
In this ruling, the court's justices divided into familiar groupings.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Critics of the change say this risks flattening meaningful distinctions between religious identities, particularly for service members whose beliefs do not fall neatly into major denominational groupings.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ultimately, the company believes that after it gets through this transition, the new age groupings will increase social activity.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
And in doing so, we overlook how those same groupings confer advantage.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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