locus classicus

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Noun
  • As a result, Nvidia’s stock price dropped 17% and lost nearly $600 billion in value on Monday, based on the idea that their chips would be less valuable under this new paradigm.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
  • This paradigm of smart, resourceful problem-solving over sheer computing power aligns well with the ongoing digital transformation that demands agility and cost-effectiveness.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The criminal ring has allegedly also used AI software in some instances to reproduce the voice of Italy’s Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto and is said to have reassured the entrepreneurs that the Bank of Italy would repay the loan in due time.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
  • In both instances, the Eagles defeated arguably the NFL’s most dominant team.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For example, the USDA invested about $6.6 billion to support rural development between 2017 and 2021, but only about $138 million went to tribal communities.
    Frank Vaisvilas, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Some of the crimes, which were committed a century ago, mentioned an assailant keeping a house of prostitution — punishable with a $100 fine — a crime that today would be punishable by up to one year in prison and or up to a $1,000 fine in New York, for example.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The radar cross section of the Earth's surface can be large, on the order of a million times as great as the cross section of targets.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2021
  • The task before the Islamic Republic is to win over a broad cross section of its citizens while simultaneously defining what shape its revolutionary project, and its state apparatus, will take over the long term.
    Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2019
Noun
  • That included a total of 52 brain specimens, 28 from 2016 and 24 from 2024.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Similar organic molecules, including amino acids, have been detected in meteorites before, but these fragments of space rocks are imperfect specimens because they are studied after enduring fiery trips through Earth's atmosphere.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Schools also can't use students' personal essays, writing samples, extracurriculars, or other cues as a means of determining or predicting race, the letter said.
    April Rubin, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In addition, the Ferrari comes with a mountain of documentation and samples of media coverage, including an extensive profile in the September 1966 issue of Road & Track magazine.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The woody note started making its way into fragrances shortly thereafter, and in 2006, this cult classic was born.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Directing over 100 feature film, video and television productions in the last 35 years, Miike is known for cult classics like Audition (2000), Ichi the Killer (2001) and 13 Assassins (2011).
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The prototype, which bears more than a passing resemblance to a concept the motorsports organization showed off last year, features a tri-motor powertrain that makes over 1,300 hp.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The second prototype, value material royalties, simply places value over product in novel ways, while the third solution explores circular fashion hubs.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
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