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Journalists who were already staking out the area around Burgenstock under tight security beat a retreat, knowing that the talks could be on again at any moment.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
After frantic work in the garage, Mercedes managed to fix Russell's car by applying a series of default procedures such as switching the car off and on again and swapping out the steering wheel.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
For example, a protein might briefly activate, then turn off, and later switch on again.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
Using Therbligs, Dad had shown Regal Shoe Company clerks how they could take a customer’s shoe off in seven seconds, and put it back on again and lace it up in twenty-two seconds.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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