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proprietary

[pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee] / prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /




NOUN
patent medicine
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Wix is integrating AI, including a proprietary large-language model, but faces front-loaded compute costs from increased AI usage.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Citing REA Group, WiseTech, CAR Group, Xero and Pro Medicus as their key picks, the analysts highlight proprietary data, integrations and network effects as important differentiators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It’s billed as different from “your average rib sandwich,” with ribs that have been hand-deboned, marinated in a proprietary barbecue-sauce blend with apple-cider vinegar, then slow-cooked for nine hours.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In the memo, Kratsios said the aim was to "systematically undermine American research and development and access proprietary information".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

To keep them, they offered Hubler a special deal: his own proprietary trading group, with its own grandiose name: GPCG, or the Global Proprietary Credit Group.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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