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tweak

[tweek] / twik /
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adjust
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"He just had to tweak his code to follow the uneven and changing thickness along the length of the scroll."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The change likely isn’t a sign of any major shifts in the education Princeton and MIT provide students, and instead is the result of a tweak in the methodology U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It may seem obvious but that tweak is really playing into Robinson's strengths.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Open-weight AI models are akin to open-source software, allowing users to see and tweak the source technology as opposed to just seeing the outputs of “black box” models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Then I tweak the drawings and we upload again.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Such direct relationships, he stressed, are the core asset of modern journalism, even as tech platforms continually insert themselves between news outlets and their readers and viewers through algorithm tweaks.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

But the look and tone of “60 Minutes” remained intact, with only a few minor tweaks to the graphics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Later, Moshiri was able to get on an immunotherapy treatment called interferon through the NHS, and after some tweaks, she says she is in a better place.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

What tweaks can you make to your spending that will free up $77 a week?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Then he tweaks my nose like he might a naughty child, and dismisses us.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Over time, the council tweaked Porchfest to ease pressure on Princeton’s immediate downtown area and redirect attendees to other neighborhoods and local businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

As Chancellor, Rachel Reeves tweaked her so-called fiscal rules on debt and borrowing but Nowak said he believes the scope this provided for extra investment hasn't been maximised.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

With the deal, Nvidia is helping foster the ecosystem Hugging Face built for so-called open-weight AI tools that can be downloaded and tweaked by anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Closed AI models, such as those developed by rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, keep their code private and cannot be tweaked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

She tweaked the eyebrows, making their arch more dramatic, and added roundness to the cheeks.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Smaller improvements — like adjusting the amount of oil used to fry chicken and tweaking other fryer settings — would go a long way across its more than 46,000 restaurants worldwide, executives said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Some experts mentioned other technological solutions to help with public health: namely, the tweaking of algorithms to make it so the most inflammatory accounts aren’t always rewarded.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Already, McDaniel has done some tinkering and fine-tuning, tweaking Herbert’s footwork out of the shotgun formation to allow him to get the ball out of his hands a fraction of a second earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Some doctors are testing new approaches, seeing if tweaking the way NHS works can deliver better health.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

I spent over an hour tweaking my avatar’s hair and trying on different skins to wear to the club.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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