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bend

[bend] / bɛnd /




VERB
persuade; influence
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Over time, researchers may find ways to make models more efficient, reduce the amount of computation required, or change model architectures in ways that bend the cost curve meaningfully lower.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Alphabet raises $80 billion, index funds bend their rules for AI, and Spain’s unemployment rate is way down.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

In November, Leeds United boss Daniel Farke accused Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of feigning injury to "bend the rules" and break up play.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“That’s an order,” she said, and strode around the bend.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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