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engineer

[en-juh-neer] / ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər /




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Sofia Liguori, a London-based research engineer, is one of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

TOKYO—Hackers used an artificial-intelligence tool made by a Chinese engineer to target companies in Japan, according to cybersecurity researchers, adding to a wave of breaches that highlight how AI-powered attacks can overwhelm cyber defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“He would talk about how we’re a $10 million company, and in the next three years, we’re going to be a billion-dollar company,” said a former engineer.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

A team that began the season as the Super Bowl favorite now must engineer turnarounds similar to those they pulled off in 2023 and 2024 to qualify for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Klavdiya Ilushina, the regiment’s chief engineer, was staying with a local family who’d made her a delicious Easter dinner that included eggs and cake.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

"So, our communities, we have doctors, we have engineers… we came here to get a better life, to help our family in Haiti, you know? Our country doesn't offer us security."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The engineers at Haemanthus are legit,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Overdeck’s team of modelers and Siegel’s team of engineers bickered over how the bonus pool would be divided and which group’s job openings would take priority among Two Sigma’s recruiters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The problem was less severe than engineers had anticipated, making it relatively straightforward to correct.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

I was sitting at my desk when one of the engineers picked up the phone and was amazed to receive that call.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Karman, for example, supplies highly engineered systems for missiles, interceptors, drones and space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Further research will be needed to establish whether engineered GMPs can be used safely and effectively in people, particularly if they are intended to persist and produce immune cells over extended periods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

This finding could be especially important for developing treatments that require large, reliable supplies of genetically engineered immune cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

This result suggests that renewable, genetically engineered immune cell progenitors might eventually have applications beyond cancer, including treatments for inherited immune deficiencies and potentially infectious diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was Elizebeth who engineered their final breakout.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Collins only had two pieces of coursework to complete before he would have returned home to his family in Swansea, where his dad already had an engineering job set up for him.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Although the people mover — which would finally make it possible for rail passengers to connect to LAX — is only 2.25 miles long, it’s a sophisticated feat of engineering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Merz opened the event late Monday, holding an on-stage discussion with Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang, who praised Germany's high-end engineering firms and research institutions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

But what he lacked in engineering chops he made up with ambition.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Interestingly, Carpenter had not received his aeronautical engineering degree until after he returned from being the second American in space two months earlier.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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