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IoT interoperability is one of the biggest hurdles to bringing down the cost of autonomous operations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025 -
The increase sidelined many homebuyers, especially first-timers, and the decreased demand brought down prices slightly.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.—
Jacob Spetzler,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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While faithful flocked to Notre Dame in Paris and St. Peters in Rome to worship, they were also blown away by the amazing art and architecture inside these holy shrines.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The same Oregon high school that came under fire last year for allowing a transgender athlete to compete against girls continues to blow away the competition one year later.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some 130 drones were shot down, while 38 failed to reach their targets.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine, for example, expects about 85 percent of its kamikaze drones to be shot down.—
Stacie L. Pettyjohn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fire (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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