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tailor

[tey-ler] / ˈteɪ lər /




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That could make it possible to move prevention and screening earlier and tailor interventions to an individual's biology, shifting cancer care toward stopping disease before it begins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

By analysing biological samples alongside day-to-day symptom information, the team hopes to identify markers that could eventually help clinicians recognise problems sooner and tailor treatment more effectively.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Far from the solemn pomp of the Vatican, nestled under the arcades of the mountain town of Santarcangelo di Romagna, a tailor clad all in black leaned over his sketch.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Local areas will have some flexibility to tailor the regulations to their communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Then, as the light grows, the tailor himself becomes visible.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Vietnam has no shortage of highly skilled tailors and hand embroiderers, but many of them are overlooked and do not receive the income they deserve," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

They created ready-to-wear suits, opened retail stores and created a reputation for unparalleled craftsmanship at a far lower price point than the tailors of Savile Row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Federal data show the typical annual wage for a dressmaker is about $43,000 a year, but some tailors and seamstresses can make more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

They would have seen families just like their own: sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, craftsmen, and tailors, individuals from all walks of life.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

"It's not that AI is ungovernable, it's that each risk needs a tailored approach."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

There will also be "tailored commitments" for online games and AI chatbots.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

"This brings us closer to identifying risk earlier and developing prevention strategies that are tailored to an individual's biology."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Genuine safety risks warrant narrowly tailored safeguards, not blanket secrecy for foreign governments, companies, universities and their agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But some seemed exclusively supernatural and had to be tailored to fit.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Rather than modernizing the home through an extensive renovation, however, the couple chose to preserve its midcentury character while tailoring other elements of the dwelling to their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Jesús Sosa Guerra, who recently opened a tailoring business inside the swap meet, said he supports the proposal but worries existing tenants could be displaced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Since those incidents occurred... there were no women in the markets," 26-year-old Ramin Ghafoori, a Herat-based businessman who runs a tailoring shop, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

"In farming, the person who uses a tractor is more efficient than the person who uses the horse. In the tailoring industry, we are still at the level where we are using the horse."

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

He approached Riddle as he approached the marketplace, tailoring the proposal to the owner’s desires.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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