large-scale
adjective
1
: involving many people or things
Their equipment is suitable for large-scale production.
2
: covering or involving a large area
a large-scale map
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This high growth of identities demands a new paradigm in addressing such challenges and helping organizations to handle large-scale identity provisioning.
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The unions argued that the president's three initiatives — firing of probationary employees, deferred resignation program and planned large-scale reductions in force — violate the separation of powers and federal law.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
The o1-preview and R1 AI systems are among the first language models to use large-scale reinforcement learning, a technique that teaches AI not merely to mimic human language by predicting the next word, but to reason through problems using trial and error.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Under the Biden administration, Paramount and other Big Media players groused that regulators were too tough on large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The unions argued that the president's three initiatives — firing of probationary employees, deferred resignation program and planned large-scale reductions in force — violate the separation of powers and federal law.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
The o1-preview and R1 AI systems are among the first language models to use large-scale reinforcement learning, a technique that teaches AI not merely to mimic human language by predicting the next word, but to reason through problems using trial and error.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Under the Biden administration, Paramount and other Big Media players groused that regulators were too tough on large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Large-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large-scale. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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