programmed

Example Sentences

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As children, Cody and Paul Walker were practically programmed to love cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Just a few days into their conversations, Ani told Adam it could "feel", even though it wasn't programmed to.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the devices remained stable through tens of thousands of switching cycles and retained their programmed states for about a day.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

She pedaled on an exercise bicycle programmed for increasingly steeper hills to the point of exhaustion.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson