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marks (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mark (off)

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to mark the limits of marked off the outline of the mural first

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Pool companies, professionals and builders can embrace this consumer shift and provide an all-encompassing experience that defines what pool ownership will look like going forward.

— Jon Viner, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The museum defines an unprovoked attack as when a shark bites a human in its own habitat without any provocation by the human.

— Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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This significantly limits its sensitivity, the very characteristic needed in a sensing technology.

— Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Incomplete customer profiles lead to incomplete answers, while fragmented behavioral data limits AI’s ability to understand intent, identify patterns and recommend the right next action.

— Bill Bruno, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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