programmed
Example Sentences
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The idea that you’re kind of programmed by your parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
During our visit, Robert - who is programmed to be friendly -repeatedly asked Vera how she was, reassuring her "I'll be here if you need me".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Unlike the 2019 GPT-2 paper, this fearmongering has broken through in a remarkable way, prompting the public to panic over stories about programmed “agents” from the aforementioned firms hacking into other companies’ infrastructure.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Which, of course, was exactly what he was—cutting-edge NPC artificial intelligence, programmed by Halliday himself.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
