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austere

[aw-steer] / ɔˈstɪər /




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The next step is bolstering the reliability of communications and data integration systems so AI-powered weaponry can actually help human fighters out in remote and austere conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The term "artificial intelligence" was born in 1956 at an austere summer workshop at Dartmouth College.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

There sits the studio, an austere black cube jutting into the countryside, guarded by a giant sculpture of a gorilla.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The 43-minute work for four couples is set to austere and mechanistic piano pieces, inspiring a succession of solo, duo and grouped choreographic configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Like my parents, Mr. Pirzada took off his shoes before entering a room, chewed fennel seeds after meals as a digestive, drank no alcohol, for dessert dipped austere biscuits into successive cups of tea.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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