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code

[kohd] / koʊd /
NOUN
secret language system
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NOUN
instructions for a computer
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VERB
to write in computer language or program
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The board said it had determined that certain personal conduct of Lockwood-Taylor wasn’t consistent with Perrigo’s code of conduct or core values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Fragrance Free Wipes with the manufacturing code of Nov. 7, 2025, to May 5, 2026, and expiration dates from May 10, 2028, to Nov. 5, 2028, are among the recalled products.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

While the ad for the in-universe furniture store Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire plays, a phone number with a South Bay area code flashes in a supertitle.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

She says that thanks to AI, she is able to code for the first time in her life, and Zuckerberg, who was coding Facebook when she met him, is back coding again.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The one who seemed so keen to help the code breakers.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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