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free-climb

verb

Definition of free-climb

as in to summit

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Recent Examples of free-climb Potter later became the first person to free-climb both Half Dome and El Capitan in less than 24 hours. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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Explore the park on horseback, or book a hiking tour to summit Carrauntoohil, the country’s highest peak.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
The bodies of foreign climbers who die attempting to summit Pakistan’s mountains are typically recovered only at the request of their families and governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of summit

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After passing through Denver, expect to ascend the Rockies, glide over Utah’s salt flats, past red rock canyons, and along the Sierra Nevadas.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
While both the primary and secondary suites live on the main level, an ascending staircase leads you up to a dedicated workspace and additional sleeping accommodations courtesy of a sleeper sofa.

— Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascend

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Here, the company’s founder and president of the board Carlos Pereira de Souza discusses DelRio’s competitive advantages, its plans to further scale its business and what sets Brazil apart as a sourcing destination.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
As adoption scales from a pilot of a few hundred employees to thousands of AI agents running continuously across customer service, product data and supply chain workflows, token costs become a bigger deal.

— Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of scale

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With flight sticking to LEO during Artemis III, communication limitations become a lot easier to surmount.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 July 2026
While wearables were already a hard enough curve to convince people on regarding constant data collection, embedding sensors and ways to collect data inside people’s homes will be an even higher threshold to surmount.

— Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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