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decode

[dee-kohd] / diˈkoʊd /


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She has learned to decode nutrition labels and developed a taste for salads and nuts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

But the global superstar - known for long-game teases and hidden Easter eggs that fans love to decode - has been coy on details of her wedding to American football star, Travis Kelce.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

But it might take some time to decode them.

From Salon May 10, 2026

Telegraphy was nearly instantaneous, but it required skilled operators at each end of the line to encode and decode the message, effectively slowing transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

André, using his copy of the book, would decode the numbers.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

Ms. Allen traces pen names, decodes handwriting and deciphers marginalia in Richmond’s correspondence and books.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

“Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas,” reads her description of her Substack.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

Another, called PerturbSci-Kinetics, developed by graduate student Zihan Xu, decodes the genome-wide regulatory network that underlies RNA temporal dynamics by coupling scalable single-cell genomics with high-throughput genetic perturbations, or manipulations that can influence gene function.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2023

As though the intelligence that decodes life’s hidden patterns—that connects reflections to images, glints to light, weaves to fabrics, needles to thread, walls to rooms, love to fear to anger to remorse—was suddenly lost.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Following France's quarter-final exit on home soil at the last Rugby World Cup, it emerged that South Africa's coaches had decoded one of their tactical calls, external before a 29-28 win.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

The result is an ode of sorts to elusive bossdom, where the cryptic may remain cryptic, decoded just enough to let us appreciate the achievement.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Earlier work led by Dr. Wang and Professor Tom Gordon, Head of Immunology at SA Pathology in South Australia, decoded the structure of this PF4 antibody in 2022.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2026

The TV guide helpfully decoded what I was watching: a film called “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,” and it was showing on Night Flight.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2026

Each parent contributed a set of instructions, which were decoded to create a child.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The company promises Ising will deliver up to three times higher accuracy for the decoding process central to quantum error correction.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

“I’m all about decoding the rhythms of the music,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

"In addition, neural network synchronous decoding reduced the need for complex measurements and step-by-step reconstruction, supporting more efficient readout and decoding. This could enable a practical route toward high-capacity, high-throughput holographic data storage."

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

It abandoned the hokum that convinced educators that they could teach kids to read through pictures and context clues rather than decoding words.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

“Exactly. Thank you for understanding. I was so intent on decoding Willa’s mission that I underestimated Fleetwood’s ability to move quickly, and now he’s here, and—” My voice cracks with emotion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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