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write

[rahyt] / raɪt /


VERB
to use a computer language, program
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"Who knows maybe I will write a book one day."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Shortly after he first experimented with large language models to write loglines, he started using Midjourney, the text-to-image AI generator, to help create pitch decks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

I also write and talk about mental health, and I’ve helped coach a number of people—friends of friends, mothers of friends, even near-strangers—through their own ECT journeys.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

In addition to selling the credentials, scammers can use them to generate phishing emails, create fake reviews or write software, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“After Mrs. Kuen came and your ba decided you had to get married, I told him to write to Auntie Matchmaker.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Architects and developers are increasingly turning to mass timber, a wooden alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete for large buildings, the WSJ’s Ryan Dezember writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

A devotee writes a message to Pope Leo XIV in a book of dedications placed at the entrance of Chiclayo Cathedral.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

"Scientists have predicted that the apocalypse is now", it writes.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Eisenstein “had a bone to pick with History,” Ms. Yakhina writes, because it imposed limits on his iconoclastic vision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

No one writes code as clear or bug-free as Rania’s.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

But there is a massive practical issue: how far does the writ of English law run in cyber space?

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

That trend, he said, is one of the biggest future growth drivers for the baby-care space writ large, and it’s already taking shape worldwide.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Human rights lawyer Karen Todner was instrumental in securing Leroy's release as he was one of four prisoners she submitted an application for the writ of Habeas Corpus for.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The VC industry writ large has made a huge push into companies contributing to the physical build-out of AI, as it becomes increasingly clear that sustaining AI’s fast growth will require significantly more infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It killed my appetite but I finally got something writ down just after supper.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Gesuale wrote that catching both of Starship’s stages would strengthen his confidence in SpaceX’s ability to launch more rockets more quickly.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The category’s superior growth and pricing power are a boon for the jewelry-focused group, analysts at Bernstein wrote in a recent research note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

They wrote that the findings "complement and extend an emerging evidence base on the reproductive safety of GLP-1 RAs."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Proud Family” executive producer Ralph Farquhar, who wrote the script for the special, is also the co-creator of three sitcoms set in South-Central: “South Central,” “Moesha” and its spinoff, “The Parkers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Instead, guided by the spirits, Isaac’s hand wrote automatically.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“I remember being 12 years old and reorganizing all the written files of all the patients and seeing Larry David’s name in there. And Jennifer Aniston. That was always wild.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

One other officer, known as Officer C, was given a final written warning.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Bob Woodward’s Secrets: A Reporter’s Memoir is a remarkable, sometimes stunning book, unlike anything he, or really any other journalist, has written.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

A-CAP has written its direct exposure to 777 down to zero, a person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

So anything written down was dangerous, because it could be seen at any time.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Though Reyes did not ultimately issue a preliminary injunction, she did order the administration to notify her in writing five days before the government sends any detainees to Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

"It is writing that I would not want associated with me," says Wood.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“The text was intended to shape the heart and redeem the body,” Mr. Halldorf writes, “so that, in a sense, they were writing themselves into heaven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In 1888, German botanist Andreas Schimper described their importance, writing, "Every naturalist who has been in tropical America will remember Cecropia, belonging to the most conspicuous trees of those countries."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Right, ’cause I’m so great at writing poems.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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