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The basis of its training is videogames: The company’s model captures every frame of a game, as well as the actions users take—every press on a button or nudge of a control stick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A few weeks ago, I opened GoPuff, a grocery delivery app, and noticed a button I hadn’t seen before: a black square with a blue-and-white “go” glowing in the center.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
When he releases the button, the flame goes out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He usually wears a white T-shirt under a shirt with buttons he doesn’t button.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The added complexity of trying to remove zippers and buttons is another hurdle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Then he placed buttons to sound the buzzer at every vantage point where trouble might first be spotted.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Traditionally Coke would have buttoned up term sheets before showing off new drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Taylor wore the coat fully buttoned up, ready to throw it off for a dramatic reveal later in the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
In the corridor, I knotted my necktie and buttoned my shoes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Bloomberg reported on March 26 that OpenAI was close to buttoning up the $40-billion financing deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Navalny spent months in a punishment cell for not buttoning his uniform properly or not putting his hands behind his back when required.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Ms Thompson said that despite 2024 looking like it will be a challenging year, households are very good at adapting to a new lending landscape and "buttoning down the hatches."
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023
She blinks twice and finishes buttoning her coat.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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