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[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /




NOUN
intake
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That means “the increase in prices received by grain producers is not keeping up with input costs so far,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The UK government then had to decide whether to re-approve the fields, with input from industry regulators.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Robust global beverage can volumes helped offset the majority of rising input cost pressures,” Chief Executive Officer Timothy Donahue said, adding that the company continues to see a strong outlook for long-term beverage-can demand growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But his tone has changed slightly following input from younger leftists, and the incumbent now calls himself the "king of the selfie."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Sabrina was not playing around when she said she took our input seriously.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz revealed the Persian Gulf’s “major role in fertilizer and the inputs that go into fertilizer,” the report notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The increased cost of electronic inputs in computers and consumer electronics goods is estimated to make up around 15 basis points in total to core PCE inflation until late in 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

One is a so-called diversification instrument, which aims to reduce European companies’ dependencies on one country for the inputs they need.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Drawing on national reports and other inputs, a "global review" of collective improvements and pitfalls is being finalised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

I give her my email and she inputs it into her phone.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

You can check your tax returns by making sure that the information this CPA inputted is correct; the software will do the rest.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

Employees who previously inputted orders are now focused on collecting receivables, Singh said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

They then inputted these charge values into computational models to mathematically predict how strong the electric field would be when a wasp approaches a caterpillar on a plant.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024

Its records go back to 2004, which allows many to see who was on a team or how many yards rushing someone had, if a school inputted the information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Images, data, and simulations are part of the work and part of the shared knowledge, already available in formats that can be inputted for further work or can be technologically tested.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, said asking specific questions can be more helpful than simply inputting a general query when using AI tools.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Using the agent, Levi’s can finish inputting certain orders within minutes, whereas it used to take days, Chief Financial and Growth Officer Harmit Singh said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

One of AI’s most significant contributions so far is extracting data from standard common tax forms such as W-2s and 1099s and inputting it into tax returns.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

The Medicare online tools don’t have a “couples” setting, so each person should go through the process by inputting their information.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

Only when the series of equations had been sufficiently reduced would she start the process of inputting values and coming up with numbers using the calculating machines.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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