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rote

[roht] / roʊt /
NOUN
learning
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NOUN
memorization
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The first is for rote responsibilities like summarization and research, which AI can do on its own.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Despite this sequel’s thin and rote stretches, it once again closes strong with a few images that will stick in your head for at least a week or two.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

With repetition — touring, performing live — songs don’t necessarily become easier for her to emotionally perform, and nor are they ever by rote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

This rote response raises the question: Are investors who do this shortchanging themselves?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Then, in an unsteady voice, he began naming aircraft, not thinking of the individual planes, just letting rote memory do its work, these forgotten phantom aircraft winging out of his brain on their own accord.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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