supercomputer
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According to the Opta supercomputer, they have a 19.5% chance of relegation, compared to 80.5% for Nuno's Hammers.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The accomplishment was made possible using JUPITER, Europe's first exascale supercomputer, which was officially launched at Forschungszentrum Jülich last September.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Rival Roche has already announced it is building an even bigger supercomputer in partnership with Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The chip is for “Optimus and our supercomputer clusters,” said Musk in a subsequent tweet.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Usually, when Chicken needed Cat, her brain took over, generating Chicken-helping options like a supercomputer.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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