format
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Henshaw-Plath said he initially set out to simply recreate Vine's short-video format, but then wondered if he could bring back its old videos too.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As to why people may still have interest in short-form content when many apps such as YouTube and TikTok have moved towards much longer videos, he compared Vine's format to the haiku.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Debate is one way to do that, but I’ve got to say, I struggle with that format.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
I want to keep telling stories only I can tell, in whatever format I can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the last centuries before 3000 B.C., developments in accounting technology, format, and signs rapidly led to the first system of writing.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
In Instagram’s case, the brand also rolled out a new “brand system,” including new fonts, icons, and formats for posts.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Collecting 16 VistaVision titles, the series follows a recent uptick in audience interest concerning projection formats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Popular formats can be added, she says, but they should not define the platform.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
OpenAI is spinning up carousel-style product ads in ChatGPT as it expands its e-commerce formats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The data transfer rate just isn’t good enough for the size of music files, even in compressed formats.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
"AI thrives on recognising patterns. And legal citations and arguments are always formatted in the same way, so it's easy for an AI to follow a template and generate fake ones," said Charlotin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
However, Wells participated in a CBP webinar last week, so she knew how to create a properly formatted file herself, and quickly made her submission on Monday morning.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
"They have become a very deliberate programmed and formatted team."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Chris co-authored Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan’s memoir “How to Be a Man” and is the author of a memoir formatted as a pregnancy guide for men, “Rocking Fatherhood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Yeah. I like how you’ve formatted your skill set.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
While both phones and laptops now have high-quality cameras, the formatting is a dead giveaway that you’re not on a laptop, says Melissa Marcus, a career coach who worked as a recruiter for 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some journals are experimenting with artificial intelligence to screen submissions or flag common problems, like issues with document formatting.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
All memos in the governor’s office are written in 12 point Century Gothic font with specific spacing between lines, formatting that his aides say helps him with his disability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
My house is filled to overflowing with clothes I will never wear, books I will never read and pocket-size external hard drives I will never get around to formatting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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