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simplify

[sim-pluh-fahy] / ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ /


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“This is something we are looking at as we consider ways to simplify the guest experience,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Not only is he capable of filling in anywhere, he can also give teams that play complex styles like Arsenal and Spain an option to simplify things when they need a late goal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The charity Endometriosis UK says the average waiting time for a diagnosis in Scotland is more than 10 years, and new research from the University of Edinburgh hopes to simplify this process.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

To greatly simplify, the 14th Amendment was originally a response to a Supreme Court decision, the Dred Scott case, that said freed Black slaves could not be U.S. citizens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He needed someone who could collaborate with MTI to pare down the show, simplify some of the music and set, while still pulling off a production that would impress Mackintosh.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Traverso recommends making the dumplings from scratch, but I prefer buying them pre-made and frozen, which simplifies this recipe even further.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The settlement simplifies matters for Musk, who plans to take his rocket company SpaceX public this summer in a potentially record IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

While this simplifies experiments, it can hide important details, especially for antibodies that target regions near the base of the protein close to the membrane.

From Science Daily Apr. 12, 2026

In her Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito helped a MarketWatch reader by explaining how Social Security simplifies the process of applying for spousal, individual or survivor benefits.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

“Well that simplifies things,” I heard my father say.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

And it involves careful assembly, simplified by the free guide supplied with the kit.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

However, the simplified laboratory system cannot fully reproduce the complexity of the human body.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Packaging for its Transformers Cyber Changer action figures have been simplified.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Courtesy of Yankee Magazine’s Amy Traverso, this simplified rendition of old-fashioned chicken and dumplings starts with store-bought chicken stock, a rotisserie chicken and drop dumplings.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Watson, however, later simplified the diagram to indicate information flow from DNA to RNA to protein that was later called the “central dogma.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

But you will also save a chunk of money on your existing mortgage by simplifying your life and you will probably break even on those costs in a year or two.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

“Across the company, we are focused on simplifying the business, accelerating productivity and cost savings, and creating fuel to invest behind our strongest opportunities,” Beekhuizen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The use of flat metasurfaces removes the need for precise alignment of external optical components, simplifying packaging and deployment compared with many existing terahertz systems.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

Díaz does not invite listeners in by simplifying himself; he simply invites them to trust the chef.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

What Protestant and Counter-Reformation reforms meant, more or less whoever you were, was a simplifying of church music so that the words could be heard more clearly.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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