programmed

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Cells treated with PCAIs produced higher levels of reactive oxygen species, activated caspase enzymes, increased levels of the pro-apoptotic protein BAX, and underwent widespread apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death.

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

Our direct reports and colleagues, especially those with less power, are psychologically programmed to reassure us that “everything is fine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Hyodol can converse using ChatGPT, but is also programmed with scripts based on Kim's real-life interviews.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

UCLA’s archive has also smartly programmed a pair of matinee-type films for its morning screenings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The latter willingness is one so strongly programmed into us citizens of modern states, by our schools and churches and governments, that we forget what a radical break it marks with previous human history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond