simulation
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“Modeling and simulation are important, but they can’t replace the engineering knowledge gained from flying real hardware,” said Abby Denberg, president of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Switzerland's Breel Embolo was the first player to be sent off as a result of the new law following a controversial second yellow card for simulation against Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"It required a lot of computational power. We had to run each simulation for days or weeks."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The thought of those cuffs made me smile, and I found my hand going instinctively to my hip, where a set had hung during my simulation.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Using modelling simulations, they determined the most likely scenario was that the object is powered by a central black hole surrounded by a cocoon of gas that makes it resemble a star.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The team combined observations from the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, with advanced computer simulations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Anthropomorphic language can inadvertently shift attention away from the real engineering challenges: ensuring AI systems validate assumptions, distinguish simulations from production environments and operate within appropriate safeguards before taking consequential actions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Instead, both the geological evidence and the computer simulations revealed the opposite pattern in important parts of the circulation system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Perhaps their intention was merely to identify us. It seems like useful information to have, if they intend to use their simulations again.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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