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[uhp-dayt, uhp-dayt, uhp-dayt] / ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt /


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He’d also like to see the utility update its rate structure to better price power based on the times of day when it’s most in demand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Last year, tests carried out for Oslo's Ruter public transport authority revealed that Chinese manufacturer Yutong could theoretically remotely immobilise its electric buses with their "over-the-air" update system.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

In an update on Friday evening, Division 3 Fire Chief Mark Backoff said that six homes had either been damaged or destroyed by the Norte Fire, and one firefighter had been injured from heat exhaustion.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Shares in Netwealth dropped 8% after its quarterly update, a move that one of the investment bank’s analysts reckons left its premium relative to the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index 40% below its five-year average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She’d definitely see through the fairy magic enveloping me, and I have absolutely no plans to update her, so I let the phone ring.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Ruter has since introduced mechanisms enabling it to monitor and delay incoming signals in order to control updates, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

LA28 Cultural Olympiad Executive Director Nora Halpern and Jones provided updates on plans first outlined in May, including an official Cultural Olympiad mark recognizing participating programs and a digital calendar and mapping platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

When the BOT updates projections in a couple of weeks, it will substantially lower its average inflation forecast for 2026 from the 2.8% predicted in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

These are some of the reasons my performance-auditing firm each year updates an investment newsletter honor roll of monitored investment newsletters that have produced above-average performance in both up and down markets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Aech continued to give me updates on the Sixers whenever I asked for them.

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

Election rolls are routinely updated to reflect deaths, address changes and newly eligible voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The DOJ didn’t respond to my emailed request for an updated timeline.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rockstar has not yet confirmed whether an updated online mode will be released as soon as GTA 6 launches.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

An updated post later said law enforcement was escorting students in buses to a separate location, where families could reunite with their children.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The catalog seemed recently updated, despite looking like a victim of 1990s pattern choice.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

The underwater test-fire of the "super-speed" Zam-2.0 torpedo system took place on Thursday "to confirm the successful technical updating" of the weapon, the Korean Central News Agency said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“They can return their ballot without updating their information,” Martinez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Sometimes stadiums need updating and the revenue from premium ticketing can help fund a new stadium or new stand, so there are benefits to the everyday fan."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

One such organization, the Heritage Foundation, had been publishing “Mandate for Leadership,” its so-called policy guide, since 1981 and updating it as necessary.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

After posting her message to the forum, Emily gave James a tour of the Book Scavenger site, updating her profile information so it listed San Francisco as her city and Booker Middle School for “school/work.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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