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The agency’s main criticism was that its trial lacked a control arm, though this would be unethical in late-stage patients who failed to improve on other therapies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"But they offer a trajectory for improvement. We need to continue to improve on multiple areas -- materials, circuits and packaging -- to make this technology ready for data center applications."
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
“It has just been the fact that we couldn’t see the threat evolving and what we’re facing. So we definitely have to improve on that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Apollo’s acquisition had given Intel more financial strength to improve on its strategy, the company said, including with the development of the Intel 4 and Intel 3 process nodes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“A curious line to recite, especially since the combination never occurs in the play. Are you trying to improve on Shakespeare?”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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