contextualize
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"TRACE allowed us to contextualize how the ancestry segments from these previously uncharacterized hominins are distributed throughout the human genome," Biddanda said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
That gives ServiceNow a “key strategic advantage versus third-party AI tools” that need to extract, contextualize and reintegrate data across platforms, Bank of America analyst Tal Liani wrote in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“These things were obviously true, and the knowledge undoubtedly helped doctors contextualize their patients’ problems.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
His attempt to contextualize his comments in a LinkedIn post Friday backfired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
For years I'd wanted to implement a project to change the way we talk about racial history and contextualize contemporary race issues.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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"Black Mirror" most often contextualizes technology straightforwardly as “bad.”
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
“O.J.: Made in America” contextualizes Simpson’s life, career and notoriety with race relations in the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Molly Olmstead contextualizes the controversy and argues that the Sisters’ work is hardly at odds with the work of religious sisters generally.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2023
She contextualizes the legacy of Mexican feminism with the story of the protesters who demonstrated for justice after a teenager was raped by police officers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Justin Tinsley’s ‘It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him’ contextualizes the short life and immortal art of a one-of-a-kind rapper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Huang’s AGI claim was contextualized by a definition of AI running a $1 billion company, which he said was possible but potentially not sustainable.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Cignetti contextualized last year’s comeuppance—OSU and ND met in the national championship, he reminded everyone—while reloading for 2025 with a new quarterback and confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Mel Brooks famously contextualized our perspective on misfortune when he said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
The book both published and contextualized the notes Babb took while she was working at the FSA camps with Tom Collins.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
He only needs to make overt what is not often enough acknowledged, that there is a unique pleasure in the dignity of hard work that does not have to be contextualized as anything else.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024
He suggested a “three-prong approach” to contextualizing the topic of “holdover” fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
The match takes up the entire movie, with flashbacks and series callbacks fully contextualizing the relationships and stakes at work in the game.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
“Often, misinformation is merely someone contextualizing information in a way that someone else disagrees with, or would contextualize differently,” Bauer said.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
Now, with Spears contextualizing it all in her new book, “The Woman in Me,” we’re tracking some of her biggest headlines, sprinkled with the backstory she provides in the tell-all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
We learn to read all our original sources with a grain of salt, and develop innovative ways of analyzing and contextualizing them.
From Slate ● May 21, 2023