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program

[proh-gram, -gruhm] / ˈproʊ græm, -grəm /


NOUN
performance in medium
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NOUN
instructions for a computer
Synonyms


VERB
to create software
Synonyms


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She also served as anchor of the ABC News Washington roundtable program “This Week” from August 2010 to December 2011.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Nike’s program spanned 12 weeks and featured stars like Kim Kardashian and athletes including Cristiano Ronaldo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

She has presented her own nightly interview program on CNN International since 2009.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Really, they should have started building the new building in 2019 or 2018,” said a 2023 graduate of Michigan’s computer-science program who went on to work at a large technology company.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

I was going to get my wish and enter this new program alone?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Unlike large language models that can help humans write code, CEMs live inside running programs and operate without human involvement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But the justices have been divided over admissions rules for highly selective high schools in Boston, New York and Fairfax County, Va., as well as magnet programs for gifted middle school students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We believe declining enrollment in computer-science programs, coupled with renewed demand for technical talent, could eventually create a shortage of qualified graduates and expand employment opportunities.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The gala, which raised over $14 million for the Academy Museum’s exhibitions, screenings and education programs, also tapped one of the biggest entertainers in the world to perform: Taylor Swift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

One of the programs betrayed by Pelton was codenamed IVY BELLS.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Dr. Zwiebel said, “These are stereotypic programed behaviors that have evolved because they work.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Spain's biggest lender accidentally made a second payment Saturday to about 75,000 people and firms due for one-off or programed payments from 2,000 businesses with accounts at its U.K. unit.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

Co-founder and chief executive Philippe Goldman says the robots have been programed to maintain top quality control.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021

We’re talking about a system that has to be programed sequentially and that can only do one thing at a time.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021

Leidecker used iPads programed to listen and acoustically act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2018

After Lisa Moore’s cancer treatments stopped working, the 64-year-old enrolled in a study to try out a new type of drug, one that is programmed to go after disease in cells in a novel way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The excess immune cells can then die through apoptosis, a controlled form of programmed cell death that allows the body to remove unneeded, damaged or cancerous cells without causing inflammation or harming nearby tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Agentic AI, in particular, will be central to software development, Huang said, referring to systems programmed to be autonomous and perform tasks without supervision.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then, following a set of instructions I’d programmed into it, the little droid used its clawlike index finger to enter a series of commands on the device’s control panel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

More Spheres would be bullish for the company because of royalty and other income, as well as the ability to distribute original programing in multiple locations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Non-routine cognitive jobs include public relations and computer programing.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Indeed, Kunst’s submission to the 2018 CRC points to this TV programing note in the Miami News for channel 10’s Florida Journal on Oct.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

“White gay men are the one segment that are most likely represented on our screens, whether it’s programing or ads,” said Lisette Arsuaga, co-founder of the Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2023

Remedies for alteration of programing by cable systems.

From Copyright Law of the United States of America: contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. by United States

Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fox’s acquisition gives the media titan a way to deliver its programming directly to views, a huge plus for its Sunday NFL games.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead of programming the humanoids under controlled conditions, Tau is sending its robots into homes to learn through first-hand experience.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also said programming spanning fashion, film, food, music, performing and visual art, will be announced in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

All other programming on television and radio stops.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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