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[mas-ter, mah-ster] / ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər /






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Kaplan noted that ICE agreed to use the special master that would screen for records that were relevant to the agency’s investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

English dialogue was added to a separate master version using both the cast and voice artists and traditional lip syncing techniques.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The lodge's senior officer, worshipful master Rodney Cubitt, said the attacks had an affect on its charity fundraising efforts, which had to be run during the day to avoid the risk of attack.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Carrie,” developed by Mike Flanagan, the streaming world’s master of horror, attempts something similar but even more extreme.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

“And I am the master of the house.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

And in an eerie precursor to today’s concerns about AI agents defying their human masters, the first machine used for the project “outgrew its electronic britches”—became so smart that it required larger hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Outside the cafe in the park, when the gas has cleared, 27-year-old activist Sidorela Vatnikaj, a masters student, describes her typical day.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Then there's this, he said: AI models are getting better and better at detecting when they are being tested and might behave differently when they are actually deployed, fooling their masters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The cameras, the eyes on us all the time, make us all masters of hiding the truth but force us to find creative ways to communicate with one another, too.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

These are skills TK students have already mastered, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hallmark films have mastered the art of escalating low-stakes situations into high-stakes emotional emergency plotlines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The young competitor from Sichuan Province has mastered more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms after vigorous training that involved spending two to three hours a day on the cube over the past year.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

They have mastered the racket: The business of youth sports isn’t creating memories for kids, it’s fearmongering, and preying on the emotional and financial insecurities of the parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Stairs that went up were tricky things, and he had not yet entirely mastered them.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

At the Chicago kitchen, Team USA member François Behuet has been mastering the spray gun he uses to release chocolate in a fine mist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Researchers hope that mastering this control will make it possible to design practical devices that take advantage of the unusual magnetic properties.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Horton said he is focused on informing fans and mastering the fundamentals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

My voice shaking, I told him that I had absolutely no interest in mastering the guitar.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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