tool
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The AI prediction was generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked the tool to "predict the Premier League table for the 2026-27 season".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Personally, I would recommend bringing a mechanic’s tool set.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Traditionally, members of the Homo genus have been identified using traits such as large brains, advanced tool use, and certain anatomical and behavioral characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
He wants to launch an Insurer Scorecard, with a tool to let Floridians compare “rates on automobile, health, and home insurance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Delia patted her hip, and for the first time, I saw that she had a sort of tool belt full of odds and ends wrapped around her waist.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Likewise, Richet has plenty of his own tools: a $40 million budget, competent craftspeople, a hero capable of charisma and wit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nevertheless the biggest makers of power tools are investing in electric.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It holds best for consumer applications, where consistent output matters more than leaps in quality, and worst for coding tools, where developers keep chasing the next best model.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Using the new tools, the team obtained an updated melting temperature that matched computer simulations almost perfectly, resolving a disagreement that had persisted for roughly two decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
“These tools were built to last. Not like the cheap stuff they make today.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Even if Congress voted the funds tomorrow for 10,000 new interceptors, the metal and the gas would still have to be found, the workforce trained, and the production lines tooled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
In return, Mexico offered to ship to Austria various objects from Maximilian’s ill-fated reign, including a gilded carriage in which he and his wife, Carlota, tooled around the capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
Rowe started back up in July 2020 with a four-episode run of “Dirty Jobs: Rowe’d Trip,” in which he tooled around the country in an RV, and the main show returned in January 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
Gary approached the young man behind the counter and pulled a fat, intricately tooled wallet from his pocket.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
But he warns that if training becomes too narrow, apprentices can end up lacking a proper understanding of materials, methods, tooling, quality and process.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet the only reason he’s out here racking up steps by the hundreds on a recent morning is because he was tooling around in his sculpture studio before I arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The glittering gold ground of the Modrone is richly textured with detailed tooling, a resplendent setting for the colorful figures that command our attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Beyond the model, Scaled Cognition has also built a platform for enterprise AI deployment that includes agentic tooling, live agent monitoring and simulation and evaluation frameworks, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Sitting down, he lifted the saddle onto his knee and looked close at the silver and the tooling.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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