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configure

[kuhn-fig-yer] / kənˈfɪg jər /


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"Thanks to this work, we're able to be way ahead of airflow issues, predict what will happen, and configure ventilation controls in the right manner."

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

To configure an ExpressVPN connection on your router, you have three options:

From Salon Mar. 13, 2026

The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Depending on how Slot chooses to configure the full-back roles this summer, with a potential replacement for Robertson also needed, there are a few players worth considering for Liverpool.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2025

Guys like Dr. Strayer were hired to figure out how to configure networks and displays so that the information was useful and life- preserving—not overwhelming and deadly.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

GoBubble is a company that configures AI software to act as a filter to stop discriminatory comments from being seen by a social media user.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2023

Ryanair configures its MAX 8-200s with 197 seats.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2021

Noe installs and configures software on home computers.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

The family unit, as Harris configures it, was matriarchal—“Shyamala and the girls.”

From The New Yorker Jul. 15, 2019

But qua becoming, and irrespective of all special aspects with which it historically configures itself, the spirit has already a content of its own, which cannot be absent from any of its historical configurations.

From The Reform of Education by Giovanni Gentile

The models, which included GPT-5.6 Sol, were configured for evaluation to be less likely to refuse hacking commands.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

High Park Farm also looms large in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit, with a whole section configured to look like the inside of their farmhouse: wood paneling, quaint lighting, faux windows.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Qantas said it would take delivery of 12 aircraft in total, each configured with 238 seats across four cabins.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Much of the U.S. refining system is configured to run heavier crude like the type that comes from Canada, which exports the vast majority of its oil to the U.S.

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The new warehouses, totaling more than 7 million square feet, will offer services including assembling and configuring equipment in data-center racks and transporting the racks to data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

If the thought of configuring a VPN makes you break out in a cold sweat, this one’s for you.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2026

The team's chief innovation is configuring their "neutral atom array" to be able to dynamically change its layout by moving and connecting atoms -- this is called "entangling" in physics parlance -- mid-computation.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2023

Apple, Google and Samsung all have instructions on their sites for configuring cloud backup on their gear.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2023

For these reasons, Mark requests that you consult closely with him when configuring and using "gated".

From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Ed Krol




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