as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Middle schoolers would get more electives like urban farming and coding and game design, for example, according to the STEM program executive summary.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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The cowboy code and citizen legislature feed into Wyoming's political reputation as a handshake-forward, small-town style, independently thinking state.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Google did not respond to my questions about what this looks like in process, including what types of coding projects it’s found AI is best suited for (or not so great at) and if it’s shipped anything coded by AI yet.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Middle schoolers would get more electives like urban farming and coding and game design, for example, according to the STEM program executive summary.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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The 2-1 decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to a similar law in Tennessee, which may ultimately determine whether all such state laws around the country can be enforced.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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And in only one case did the delivery person scan the buyer’s ID, as required by federal law.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, the net ban is protected by the constitution already, similar to private property rights.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Currently, the state constitution allows citizens 18 and older who meet certain residence requirements to vote.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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To map and characterize all the proteins encoded and produced by the human genome, scientists have embarked on the Human Proteome Project (HPP).Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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After the Cannes premiere, Bakalova visited a psychic, a tradition that is deeply encoded in her heritage.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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After the ballots are encrypted and uploaded into the space station’s on-board computer system, they are routed through a tracking and data relay satellite to a ground antenna at the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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With sensitive information at risk, providers must prioritize compliance with privacy laws such as HIPAA by using encrypted and secure AI platforms.Damodar Selvam, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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