designed
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Jamie explained they designed the 52 kg aluminium frame robot rover and took it compete at a competition in Milton Keynes.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The latter song appears on a brand new “Music Heals” album designed by art academy participants and released Tuesday, so with Densmore’s arrival on Wednesday, it was a big week for Homeboy arts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
After years of food designed to work everywhere for everyone, diners may simply be hungry again for evidence that somebody meant it.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The technology is designed to investigate how DNA folds inside cells and how distant sections of the genome can come into contact and influence gene activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
But he had no way of knowing that Soviet commanders in Cuba also had dozens of short-range nuclear weapons—tactical weapons, designed to devastate enemies on the battlefield.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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