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input

[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /




NOUN
intake
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Under legislation, a secretary of state can overturn a Parades Commission determination, especially following some form of input from the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hernandez noted that other police technologies, such as a robot dog used in situations involving barricaded suspects, had quietly moved from a pilot to a full-fledged program without input from the council.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lamb Weston is working to drive additional cost savings, Smith said, as the company continues to experience unexpected inflationary pressures across key input costs and freight expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The tariffs have an impact, but it's just not the only input."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

First we are confronted—via an announcement on the computers through which we input orders—with the new rule that the hotel bar, the Driftwood, is henceforth off-limits to restaurant employees.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

It's the same story with industrial machinery, battery inputs, chemicals, solar cells, and manufacturing equipment.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Our bodies rely on three main sensory inputs to show that we're moving, which come from what we see, what our inner ear's balance system perceives, and what fibres in our body sense, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Growing demand for premium steelmaking inputs, declining seaborne ore quality, and increasing blending requirements support structurally attractive economics for ultra high-grade iron ore producers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

World Labs, which was founded in 2024, develops spatial-intelligence models that can generate and simulate three-dimensional environments using text, image and video inputs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I give her my email and she inputs it into her phone.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

If the CPA was using software, it’s pretty hard to get it wrong — unless he inputted the correct numbers.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

Employees who previously inputted orders are now focused on collecting receivables, Singh said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

They then inputted these charge values into computational models to mathematically predict how strong the electric field would be when a wasp approaches a caterpillar on a plant.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024

And this new technology does that automatically, virtually mimicking the function of a pancreas - although it still requires information on food intake to be inputted at mealtimes to work accurately.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024

Images, data, and simulations are part of the work and part of the shared knowledge, already available in formats that can be inputted for further work or can be technologically tested.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, said asking specific questions can be more helpful than simply inputting a general query when using AI tools.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Applicants will have to undergo identity and criminal record checks and demonstrate they meet the requirements, as opposed to just inputting their details.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

One of AI’s most significant contributions so far is extracting data from standard common tax forms such as W-2s and 1099s and inputting it into tax returns.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

Dan Spoor, a 69-year-old retired aerospace executive, used to spend hours researching companies in which he’s interested in investing and inputting their financial metrics into spreadsheets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

I climb in the front, and he talks me through inputting the address into the navigation system.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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