patterns
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Generative AI relies on underlying patterns from existing data to predict and produce new outputs, rather than just copying or sorting existing information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hiring was unusually weak during the summer, but it may partly reflect changing seasonal patterns of when companies create new jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Land heats up faster than the oceans, parts of Europe stretch into the rapidly warming Arctic, and changes in weather patterns have favoured more frequent and intense summer heatwaves.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Australian scientists believe rising ocean temperatures are shifting sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to an uptick in attacks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Plants grew and bore fruit, branches proliferated, buds became flowers, clouds formed in ever-new ways and patterns, colors changed.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
