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model

[mod-l] / ˈmɒd l /




NOUN
person, thing that poses
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VERB
display, pose
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"The current model of providing emergency general surgery across two sites is becoming increasingly unsustainable and our preference is for a planned and managed change to avoid potential service collapse," the spokesperson said.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO—An industry that loves its buzzwords has a new favorite and, like a rogue artificial-intelligence model, it has broken out of its sandbox and is colonizing new domains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

For some, Jackie was a model of motherhood and perseverance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Using a mouse model, Ries systematically tested markers for all known cell types.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

I’d really thought that my model of a black hole to help visualize how it could “bend” space-time would win first place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Their mutual admiration began in 2018 when their wives — former models who went on to have successful business careers — became friends.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

As the models from Anthropic and OpenAI keep toppling brutal problems, they have done something no less improbable: They have turned me into a math person.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

China’s DeepSeek, which caused a splash with its affordable AI models, said it was raising prices for its flagship V4 models as competition intensifies and computing costs rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

These were the most powerful models, not the ones being made open source - but as the technology develops, it has raised a serious question for Smith.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But everyone on Wall Street knew that the people who ran the models were ripe for exploitation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

If a child sees education modeled as important, that kid is more likely to go to college.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

SpaceX booked second-quarter capital expenditures of more than $18 billion, or nearly 40% higher than analysts had modeled.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Earlier research modeled what would happen to deer-vehicle collisions if mountain lions recolonized the eastern United States, where they once roamed before hunting and habitat destruction left them largely confined to the West.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“He was brilliant but mischievous,” Hoffs says of the late trailblazer, on whom she modeled the character of Jonesy from her novel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Or at least Dylan, who’s dying to see the character I modeled after him.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

She is a commentator for outlets within conservative French billionaire Vincent Bollore's media stable, including the CNews television channel, which is seen as modelled on America's Fox News.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

In May last year, Cooper said the government would "draw up new powers modelled on counter terrorism powers in a series of areas to tackle these state threats".

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Espinal drew attention to a separate account where an AI papaya character named "Anaya Papaya" - already apparently spun off from the new Fruit Love Island series - is seemingly modelled after her.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

The Arctic Sentry, proposed by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, aims to bolster surveillance and security in the region - modelled on existing Nato alliances such as the Baltic Sentry and the Eastern Sentry.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

This meant, at least in theory, you’d be able to find the person you were modelled from.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“Refining margins remain elevated because every additional barrel of product has become significantly more valuable than every additional barrel of crude,” said Sumit Ritolia, lead analyst for refining supply and modeling at Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Current AI systems generate outputs by modeling patterns and context.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

A woman identified as “Etta” told the BBC she was 14 when Leto approached her outside of a modeling agency and invited her to an Oscars party.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Adjusted earnings per share came out to $1.30 for the second quarter, up from $1.22 a year before and ahead of the $1.28 that analysts tracked by FactSet were modeling.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

"Here is Bess modeling her favorite pink pj's," Nadine announced with a French accent.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

Using modelling simulations, they determined the most likely scenario was that the object is powered by a central black hole surrounded by a cocoon of gas that makes it resemble a star.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The dataset combines observations from satellites operated by multiple countries, weather stations on land, at sea and in the air, together with climate modelling.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

She recently fulfilled her dream of modelling, walking in a swimsuit for The Chemo Club x Post Swim show at Miami Swim Week.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Sixteen-year-old Etta met Leto when she walked into a modelling agency in Los Angeles with her mother in 2014, she says.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The jovilabe allowed the modelling of a highly complicated theoretical system without endless calculations or any loss of precision.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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