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modality

[moh-dal-i-tee] / moʊˈdæl ɪ ti /


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Moderna and Merck’s promising new cancer vaccine signals the arrival of an exciting new treatment modality.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The modality generally lends itself to better fidelity, a measure of accuracy that gauges how closely a quantum operation matches its intended target.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the lone dissenter, frames Colorado’s law as prohibiting merely “a dangerous therapy modality that, incidentally, involves provider speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

On Friday, he told journalists: "The Donbas issue is key. It will be discussed as will be the modality of how the three sides see it."

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

He illustrates it by instancing the absence of a developed mode in Sanscrit, and maintains that in the creators of that tongue the conception of modality was never truly felt and distinguished from tense.

From The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb by Daniel Garrison Brinton

Here’s why it matters, how to test your ‘balance IQ’ at home and 3 different modalities to train your balance — no special equipment needed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Tsai holds a constructive view on the early-stage oncology programs and modalities showcased at the event, noting they “can meaningfully diversify the mRNA pipeline.”

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

"We will be working on the modalities - dates, procedures, places - very soon."

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

They have to be cooled to near deep-space temperatures and are comparatively more error-prone than other quantum modalities, meaning IBM has to focus more on methods to correct those errors in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The EMI shall go into liquidation upon the establishment of the ECB; the modalities of liquidation are laid down in the Statute of the EMI.

From The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 by European Union



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