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prompt

[prompt] / prɒmpt /






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Here’s an example of the same prompt presented to two Google models, the Gemini 3.1 Pro—generally used for tasks that require reasoning and judgment—and the less expensive, lighter, speedier Gemini 3 Flash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

An investor gave AI agents $500 each and provided the same daily prompt: Make as much money as you can.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The picture of the boys was a viral TikTok prompt that encouraged users to show images of their group chats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

But the answer my mind gave—“Leave Thornfield at once”—was so prompt, so dread, that I stopped my ears.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The company added that, for teens who are seen to have used ChatGPT for three consecutive hours or more, their prompts included something related to learning in more than 80% of such cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The new gene prompts the cells to produce CARs only when it reaches this intended location.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mistral said the model was trained on more than 160 languages, and can answer prompts and questions in each one natively.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Such prompts serve to speed up the person talking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The love potion?” she prompts, then rolls her eyes when she sees I have no idea what she’s talking about.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

It produced for one prompter a schematic of a jet engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

What I had was a prompter, which I’m so grateful they gave me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Those accounts accused Harris of making use of the prompter to answer questions from the audience, asked in English and Spanish, causing Univision producers to set the record straight late Thursday night.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024

I'd like to see how she performs more off the cuff and without an ability to read from the prompter.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024

In the method of nature, there is always some prompter, called a desire, answering to each of the actions which it is requisite for us to perform.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams

The Federal Reserve Board's first credit-easing step, in May 1953, "was the promptest response to an economic decline ever taken by a central bank in any country."

From Time Magazine Archive

Needed: "Additional and improved bombers, airborne alert, more missiles of existing types, speeded production of Polaris submarines, the promptest possible dispersal and hardening of bases, and a program for civil defense."

From Time Magazine Archive

The day Yastrzemski steps out, museum curators will mark him for promptest delivery.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a case that called for the promptest and humblest apologies from the human race, represented by his great-grandmother.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan

The officers to whom the orders were sent, were the promptest of men, and although my regiment formed rapidly, the others were marching by the time that it was ready to move.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke

The research was prompted over concerns birds could "starve" if they confuse the nurdles for food and fill their stomachs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

His bigotry has prompted condemnation on the left and right, including a stinging rebuke on these pages from Karl Rove.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The reversal of fortune prompted network executives to grouse that the Emmys had become a three-hour commercial for streaming services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fears that biopiracy might take a chunk out of the blossoming market, meanwhile, have prompted the government to announce a ban on the export of the raw form of the yam.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Messenger or no, her fumblings prompted a burst of laughter from the other students—except for Kate, who pretended not to notice as she grabbed Sticky’s arm, dragging him toward the door.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Alvogen sued Nevada in 2018 for using its sedative midazolam to carry out executions, prompting Nevada to return its unused supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Reduced TET enzyme activity is a common feature in some blood cancers, prompting researchers to investigate whether vitamin C supplements might benefit people at risk of developing these diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Seoul says the operation was meant to remain confidential, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed the transfer during an address to the United Nations last week -- prompting South Korea to demand an apology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jordan’s growing role in the war is prompting uncomfortable conversations for the desert nation’s leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Someone gets up to leave, prompting others to leave.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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