programmed

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Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Students also will practice gathering evidence by interviewing AI agents that are programmed to act like unhelpful or “dumb” clients, said Colleen Boland, an associate accounting professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“You’re given a map, and things are programmed several times throughout the night, so you can see most of it, but not everyone will get to do everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the devices remained stable through tens of thousands of switching cycles and retained their programmed states for about a day.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

I cleared away the episodes of Riptide and Misfits of Science I’d programmed and dropped in a few back-to-back flicks starring Gamera, my favorite giant flying turtle.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline