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program

[proh-gram, -gruhm] / ˈproʊ græm, -grəm /


NOUN
performance in medium
Synonyms


NOUN
instructions for a computer
Synonyms


VERB
to create software
Synonyms


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The Vietnam War provided the humiliation that converted that insight into a weapons program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Should a player who transfers and has superior talent immediately get to start over a player who has been in the program for three years busting his butt?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The payments will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, established by Congress in 2008 to fund improvements to Medicare’s fee-for-service program.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hammami was sent through a deradicalization program and given a desk job, but later found his way to a new job in the United Arab Emirates, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“You could still write about the neighborhood composting program for your college application essay,” I offer.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The museum also noted it set aside tickets for children and rolled out tapestry-related programs at schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

L.A. voting rights groups rally to recruit poll watchers, launch protection programs, and counter potential election disruption in the November vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The office will also oversee the Armed Forces Chaplains Board and advocate for funding for religious programs across the military.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

If acted upon, these MPs’ recommendations could influence future investment in community exercise programs and support services.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“To protect our men who are in Vietnam,” he said, “and to guarantee the continued success of our withdrawal and Vietnamization programs, I have concluded that the time has come for action.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

“They do have to be ready to perform, for instance, if a train is not stopping when it’s programed to stop,” Mayer told commissioners.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023

He explains how he would make dishes, and the robot would be programed to copy his movement.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021

We’re talking about a system that has to be programed sequentially and that can only do one thing at a time.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021

Leidecker used iPads programed to listen and acoustically act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2018

I vaguely remember a TV story from the 50s that showed a room size computer at DuPont that was programed to generate millions of syllables for prefixes and syllables for suffixes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2015

Each one contains their person's medical needs and individual calendar and is programmed to tell users when it's time to eat or play bingo or watch their favourite television show.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Godrich notes proudly that “the way the record was made was completely mechanical,” meaning nothing was programmed on a computer but instead recorded “live on the fly” using older equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Unlike the 2019 GPT-2 paper, this fearmongering has broken through in a remarkable way, prompting the public to panic over stories about programmed “agents” from the aforementioned firms hacking into other companies’ infrastructure.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

I quickly programmed the Vonnegut’s onboard computer to autopilot the ship to Frobozz.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

More Spheres would be bullish for the company because of royalty and other income, as well as the ability to distribute original programing in multiple locations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Non-routine cognitive jobs include public relations and computer programing.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Indeed, Kunst’s submission to the 2018 CRC points to this TV programing note in the Miami News for channel 10’s Florida Journal on Oct.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

Norris studied computer programing in high school and took college courses, but never graduated because he couldn’t afford to go full time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

Remedies for alteration of programing by cable systems.

From Copyright Law of the United States of America: contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. by United States

Charles' poem featured as part of BBC Radio 6 Music's Way With Words event, a day of programming marking National Poetry Day on Thursday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Doing so will require combining overlapping operations, and eliminating jobs without undermining the movies, television shows and streaming programming Ellison and the company need to compete for audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ellison months ago made a public commitment to protect HBO, which has long been a leader in prestige TV programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Notice how similar the programming instructions are for computers, systems and people.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Maybe Roz really was defective, and some glitch in her programming had caused her to accidentally become a wild robot.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown




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