Used in a Sentence
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intros
An introduction
reminders
Someone or something that reminds
coregraphics
Profiling shows 80%-90% of the time is spent in texture upload and/or CoreGraphics.
non-autonomous
They could be so strong so as to make driving non-autonomous cars more expensive for.
immoderately
In an immoderate manner
territoires
« Des territoires » would be more accurately translated as 'some territories' or just 'territories',.
informatique
Sinon, j'ai pas passé le concours:-p, j'étais étudiant au département informatique là bas, entré sur.
telle
A community in Lesotho
personnes
Ce groupe peut aussi réunir des personnes physiques et des personnes morales.
retrait
Not shown in full, but cut off at point it touches the edge of the.
zweck
Those things are 'mittel zum zweck' German saying for it's just a necessary medium for.
auton
A surname
selbst
Many pro players go on to work at trading firms, Jesse Martin and Vanessa Selbst.
toyo
Soy sauce
comprendre
L’équipe est à l’écoute, réactive et sait parfaitement comprendre les besoins de chaque projet pour.