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annotation

[an-uh-tay-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈteɪ ʃən /


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But a handwritten annotation said that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

It includes Nat Friedman, former boss of software development platform GitHub, Alexandr Wang of data annotation firm Scale AI and co-creators of OpenAI's models.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

Notably, an ancestry-biased mRNA isoform of SPSB2, likely driven by cross-population allele frequency differences in rs11064437, was found to be unannotated in canonical gene annotation.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

Scrolling further down the screen, Charles came across a rather unusual annotation: “You didn’t really think we’d make it that easy, did you?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

A Filofax from the 1988 Faith tour with Siobhan's handwritten notes and annotations had a guide price of up to £600 and a current bid of £1,750.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

During her annual meeting, Purdom highlighted Hyphenbox, a Planeteer portfolio company that creates annotations for robotics data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ace is a small but mighty UK label that specializes in reissues and vintage catalog material, prioritizing physical releases that feature thoughtful annotations and liner notes.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

Some of the performers fans have travelled from other towns and cities to grab his old paperbacks, some of which contain annotations by Cave.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025

Ten years previously, Bobby’s slender volume Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess was seen as a revealing glimpse into the teenager’s mind, but it was criticized for its sparse annotations.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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