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input

[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /




NOUN
intake
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Tesla and SpaceX said they are exploring whether to merge, without Musk’s input.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The researchers suggest that humans may have developed advanced fine motor abilities by adapting an older neural circuit originally involved in controlling sensory input.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Disney can input its songs into OpenArt’s platform, which will create a storyboard preview of a lyric video based on the song’s words, mood and emotional tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company delivered a negative surprise in the third quarter as continued China headwinds weighed on group margins, while pricing dynamics were poor and input costs increased, according to Citi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

With Maggie’s input, Ellet ghostwrote a book about Maggie and Elisha’s relationship.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Investors have been reassessing the AI trade as shortages of chips, power and other inputs are pushing up costs faster than companies can pass them on, which hurts profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Financial-planning software offers similar numbers and is able to adjust quickly to different inputs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

“We’re pleased to see it computing commonsense outputs from abstract inputs, but we feel admiration toward it rather than warmth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

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 IBM machines used the inputs they received to make calculations based on the orbit determination programs.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

If the CPA was using tax 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

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

With the growth of clinical testing, nurses are also coordinating care with a bevy of specialists and inputting electronic health records—often on 12-hour shifts with no more than a 30-minute break.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

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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