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input

[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /




NOUN
intake
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I’m asking for input specifically on the business valuation and financial aspects.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

When I am fully living in the moment, I am aware of the sensory input around me as well as any thoughts, emotions, or other internal experiences coming from my body.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, gas measurements and changes in spring water chemistry indicate an increased input of carbon dioxide and sulfurous gases into Yellowstone’s hydrothermal system.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Refineries ran at 96.8% of capacity, down from 97.8% the week before, with crude input to refineries falling by 256,000 barrels a day to 17.3 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Not long afterward, he built his first pair of NeuroLink glasses at his father’s computer repair shop, with his neuroscientist mother’s input.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The BOJ has cited the Middle East conflict, yen moves and artificial intelligence-related demand as key inputs for policy steering.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“It is the leading edge of a system that lacks accountability, effective monitoring, and prioritizes inputs rather than outcomes.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Elevated costs for diesel, fertilizer and other farm inputs have increased production expenses across the agricultural sector, creating headwinds for farmers and supporting higher crop prices, he noted.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

It's because these cars are numb to your driver inputs.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

First, it involves seasonally pulsed inputs of labor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

If the CPA was using software, it’s pretty hard to get it wrong — unless he inputted the correct numbers.

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

Mrs Reid said she was alerted to the BMI error in July 2021 during a phone call with one of the surgery doctors, who suggested her son's weight may have been incorrectly inputted.

From BBC May 9, 2024

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

The software also sends reminder emails and phone alerts to prompt people to keep up with categorizing transactions that are automatically pulled in or inputting new ones manually.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Applicants will have to undergo identity and criminal record checks and demonstrate they meet the requirements, as opposed to just inputting their details.

From BBC May 18, 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

Dan Spoor, a 69-year-old retired aerospace executive, used to spend hours researching companies in which he’s interested in investing and inputting their financial metrics into spreadsheets.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 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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