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simulation

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɪm jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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"Prior to this, our security team had even been preparing a simulation exercise, precisely because we understand the value to everyone -- our students, our personnel -- of safety."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Mistaken identity: At the World Cup, the VAR was intervening on simulation.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It would be a mistake, however, to dismiss Heller as nothing more than an astroturfed simulation of popular constitutionalism.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

By combining the simulation results with spacecraft observations, the researchers conclude that Venus has a more active and dynamic interior than previously assumed.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

“This is so cool,” she whispered as Callaway turned his back to us to work on the huge bank of simulation equipment.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Now that we have fallen straight through the looking glass of the internet, that gap has narrowed to the extent that we are having far greater difficulty discerning reality from its uncanny simulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Secondly, the simulations themselves could become so complex that they might require more advanced computing resources, like yet-to-be-developed quantum machines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The students crouch over monitors, assemble flight hardware, run orbital simulations, wire power systems and design satellite-tracking stations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Dr. Lower said additional observations and more advanced computer simulations could help establish whether the signal truly comes from vacuum birefringence.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

After years of simulations that felt real but never left a mark, this was something that would definitely take some getting used to.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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