programmed
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Once under way, eight-speed transmissions are programmed to shortshift opportunistically, in the interests of fuel savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Researchers found that increasing Menin helped protect cultured hippocampal cells against inflammation and a form of programmed cell death triggered by exposure to the stress hormone corticosterone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Agentic AI, in particular, will be central to software development, Huang said, referring to systems programmed to be autonomous and perform tasks without supervision.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nana, Uncle Paul, and our neighbor Mrs. Chapman are the only people whose numbers are programmed into it.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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