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reinforcement

[ree-in-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs-] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs- /


NOUN
military aid
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Since then, emergency work has consisted of installing temporary shoring and reinforcement beams, the mayor explained.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The estimates only cover construction, and don’t include other costs that could factor into the total if the buildings were to be rebuilt, such as debris removal and reinforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The robot in the simulation was given a task and repeatedly simulated it to identify the most promising solutions, an approach called reinforcement learning.

From BBC May 28, 2026

While at OpenAI, Karpathy worked on deep learning for generative-AI models and deep reinforcement learning.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

You will see by his letters what pains he is taking to invite a reinforcement, at all events, there, and to transplant the war to the Southern Colonies.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

French President Emmanuel Macron sought firefighting reinforcements from across Europe and scheduled a crisis meeting on the fires for Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was seeking reinforcements from across the continent to help battle the blaze, including Canadair aircraft from Croatia and Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"Significant resources" remain on the ground tackling the blaze while additional ground and air reinforcements are due in the coming hours.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Much of that additional mass comes from the hardware required for complete reusability, including heat shield tiles, landing propellant, structural reinforcements, and other recovery systems.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

After we got there, and the sheriff had heard Mr. Ewalt’s story, he radioed his office and told them to send reinforcements, and an ambulance.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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