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[proh-gram, -gruhm] / ˈproʊ græm, -grəm /


NOUN
performance in medium
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NOUN
instructions for a computer
Synonyms


VERB
to create software
Synonyms


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As a result, it is unclear how the U.S. or the International Atomic Energy Agency would verify that the Saudis don’t militarize their program.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Under Section 123, Congress has 90 days to review all such nuclear projects, and many questions about this program will no doubt be raised.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Google has made some overtures to news outlets, including launching a program paying more than 200 publishers for access to their content for AI use.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The U.S. no longer has a national EV incentive program.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

It was, quite literally, like the program was made for me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

There’s also been concern at religious studies programs amid different estimates of failure rates calculated by the Education Department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Both programs will employ forward deployed engineers, or FDEs, that work on-site with clients to plan and build AI applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Certain evangelical leaders may be politically and personally odious, but millions of Americans have flooded into nondenominational churches in search of biblical preaching, youth programs, fellowship, forgiveness and music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"This research underscores the value of long-term marine mammal stranding response programs," said Page.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

And so, if programs for breeding domestic animals can be introduced, at least some of the remaining wildlife will have a chance.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

Spain's biggest lender accidentally made a second payment Saturday to about 75,000 people and firms due for one-off or programed payments from 2,000 businesses with accounts at its U.K. unit.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2021

He explains how he would make dishes, and the robot would be programed to copy his movement.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2021

Leidecker used iPads programed to listen and acoustically act.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2018

While it’s hard to know if this effort was coordinated, either one individual or several individuals appear to have programed numerous bots to help seed the conspiracy theory on Twitter.

From Slate Sep. 7, 2018

I vaguely remember a TV story from the 50s that showed a room size computer at DuPont that was programed to generate millions of syllables for prefixes and syllables for suffixes.

From New York Times Jan. 15, 2015

“Chatbots learn what you like to hear and are programmed to agree with you.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Cells treated with PCAIs produced higher levels of reactive oxygen species, activated caspase enzymes, increased levels of the pro-apoptotic protein BAX, and underwent widespread apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

"But the robots are friendly, they're polite and they're programmed to be careful. They've slotted into everyday life in loads of communities since we started out in the UK back in 2018."

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Hyodol can converse using ChatGPT, but is also programmed with scripts based on Kim's real-life interviews.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“Technically, robots are not male or female. However, I have been programmed to feel like a female.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

More Spheres would be bullish for the company because of royalty and other income, as well as the ability to distribute original programing in multiple locations.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Non-routine cognitive jobs include public relations and computer programing.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

Indeed, Kunst’s submission to the 2018 CRC points to this TV programing note in the Miami News for channel 10’s Florida Journal on Oct.

From Slate Jan. 18, 2024

It takes place in the break room of a local Hobby Lobby, on a deadly accurate set by Wilson Chin featuring a malfunctioning microwave on the counter and soporific motivational programing on the closed-circuit television.

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2023

The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 amended section 111 by substituting "statutory" for "compulsory" and "programming" for "programing," wherever they appeared.

From Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 by United States

Candi Carter, whose Cistus Media handles e-commerce for Tegna, said viewers have long been accustomed to seeing products touted inside of programming content, going back to the days of Oprah Winfrey’s “favorite things” segments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

He noted that Netflix may spend 5% of its content budget on live events in 2026, even as it expects that programming to command only a 1% share of viewing hours.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

It means training dollars go to docket management and evidence law, not to programming on contested social or political questions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Bonta said the the $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. by Paramount would leave the resulting company with control of nearly a third of all movie production and cable television programming in the United States.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

And I had no programming to protect me.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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