reinforcement
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Furthermore, once the temporary order expires at the end of this year, there’s the issue of reinforcement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
As an adult, a laser focus on her career and the demands of her family life became a way to stay detached from herself—a strategy that received consistent positive reinforcement.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
They echoed Dresser’s recommendation: treats also help with positive reinforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kulgod's co-founder Itamar Bitan, 28, who spent four years in an Israeli special-forces canine unit, said the dogs were trained using "positive reinforcement" to detect a "specific funky smell" for a reward.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Danny was working on an experimental psychology project that had to do with the relationship between reinforcement and rapidity of learning, and I was doing a long paper on the logic of ought statements.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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The Chargers, though, could use all the reinforcements they can get.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Four years later, he commanded the forces that kept Gen. Cornwallis pinned down at Yorktown until reinforcements arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Whether those reinforcements will be back Friday remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Boss Oliver Glasner has played down the need for midfield reinforcements, despite Elliot Anderson's departure to Manchester City.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
We had a great big pile of dead dinosaurs off to the side and had to keep shaking more and more reinforcements out of the pillowcase.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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