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an instance of expressing something in different words
had to read Dante's Divine Comedy in translation since I don't know Italian
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Or perhaps the No. 91 spot is really just another offseason talking point — a conversation-starter with little merit or translation to on-field performance.
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Kaitlyn Pohly
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
The survey says: AGI may not be imminent There is no doubt that the field of AI has seen rapid, tangible progress in numerous fields, including computer vision, protein folding, and translation.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
In April, the weather service abruptly ended translations of its forecasts and emergency alerts into languages other than English, including Spanish.
—Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami accused the two leaders of murdering tens of thousands of people in Gaza and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, according to a translation of the remarks by Memri TV.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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Kaitlyn Pohly
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
The survey says: AGI may not be imminent There is no doubt that the field of AI has seen rapid, tangible progress in numerous fields, including computer vision, protein folding, and translation.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
In April, the weather service abruptly ended translations of its forecasts and emergency alerts into languages other than English, including Spanish.
—Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami accused the two leaders of murdering tens of thousands of people in Gaza and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, according to a translation of the remarks by Memri TV.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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“Translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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