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to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city
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Recent Examples of engineering
Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Shah applies creative engineering techniques provided by designing the temporary support of excavation.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Puppet's 2023 State of DevOps Report found that organizations using platform engineering see improvements in developer velocity, system reliability and productivity.
—Andres Zunino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Writing in the Atlantic, Ian Bogost, a computer-science and engineering professor and director of the film and media studies program at Washington University in St. Louis, talked to professors who were demoralized by the advent of ChatGPT.
—Megan Morrone, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Created in collaboration with engineering giant Arup, its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that help echo the sound of the waves.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Shah applies creative engineering techniques provided by designing the temporary support of excavation.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Puppet's 2023 State of DevOps Report found that organizations using platform engineering see improvements in developer velocity, system reliability and productivity.
—Andres Zunino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Writing in the Atlantic, Ian Bogost, a computer-science and engineering professor and director of the film and media studies program at Washington University in St. Louis, talked to professors who were demoralized by the advent of ChatGPT.
—Megan Morrone, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for engineering
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Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Just as the Great Recession was ramping up, in October 2008, Gorman and then-CEO John Mack reportedly called the CEO of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, and asked to buy wealth management giant Smith Barney, which at the time had 15,000 brokers and $2 trillion in assets under management.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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All four clubs have the option of either negotiating a new agreement with DSG or seeking other distribution solutions.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The union is now negotiating its first contract with the German company.Marick Masters, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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This can also prevent an attacker from manipulating stack variables to gain code execution.Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Some are of a distinctly violent nature, while others get under our skin for manipulating their children and abusing their power.Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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The filing discusses the company's dependence on government subsidies, the need for external financing, and plans for long-term investment in growth, including a new manufacturing facility in Osceola, Arkansas.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While all the details of the new pricing structure were not immediately disclosed, NBC News reported in March that government vehicles would likely get full exemptions.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then, spend a few moments arranging them.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
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It's got the basics covered with connecting rooms and essential kid gear, and the kids club, though not cheap at 150 euros a day, is less about babysitting and more about mini-immersions into the hotel's ethos — think herb workshops, flower arranging, and baking lessons.Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
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But since last year, the Biden administration has taken steps to improve communication and cooperation with Beijing, which is one of Washington’s largest trading partners but is also seen as its main long-term strategic adversary.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Not all government support for EVs is likely to vanish in Trump’s next administration.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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When Israel killed Mughniyeh in 2008, Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers became more involved in Hezbollah’s day-to-day operations.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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What happened Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, resigned Tuesday amid intense pressure over his handling of a notorious child abuser.Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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There will be much to discuss about the film’s handling of trans issues.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engineering. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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