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accuracy

[ak-yer-uh-see] / ˈæk jər ə si /


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CMS has said it protects against inappropriate denials by linking vendors’ payments to quality scores that take into account the timeliness and accuracy of decisions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

In a dramatic start to the day, Abbas' metronomic accuracy not only sent nerves through the England dressing room, but also further exposed a growing issue at the top of the order.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

By piecing together scattered public clues, large language models can unmask pseudonymous social-media profiles with surprising accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“Just the swing, the barrel accuracy, how his mechanics look,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The Virginian rebels knew this: Their rifles’ range and accuracy extended far beyond the feeble throw of our muskets.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Still, though, the ALA's reliance on media accounts and reports from librarians remains a confounding variable in the numerical accuracies, as the body has previously noted.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2024

This outperformed other methods, both shallow and deep learning, which had accuracies below 80%.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2023

“That report was not completely accurate but there’s some accuracies in it,” said Jayna Hefford, a four-time Olympic gold medalist for Canada who is the PWHPA’s lead operations consultant.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2023

Let the D.C. curriculum reflect the historical accuracies, including the murder — the Holocaust — of millions, particularly Jews, during World War II.

From Washington Post Feb. 19, 2023

It does not follow, with any great poet, that he is bothering much with historical or other accuracies, or sticking very closely even to tradition.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris




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