proprietary
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The American AI industry has poured far more resources into proprietary, or “closed,” models, while Chinese companies have rapidly advanced open-weight models that can be cheaper to operate and easily customized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
On Aug. 14, the Wall St Journal published a report detailing how proprietary trading giant Jane Street lost $15 billion that month as it had become a significant investor in Situational Awareness LP.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Potential stock catalysts include the release of new large language models and proprietary chips, in his view.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
OpenAI and Anthropic don’t allow their proprietary AI software to be downloaded and used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I’m going to take him in the back,” I say, putting my hand on the top of the chair in a proprietary fashion.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Though Evergreen bought Intermountain Aviation, one of Doole's CIA "proprietaries," in 1975, the company insists that it has had nothing further to do with the agency.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the spread of the influenza epidemic pernicious drug vendors cried new merits for their proprietaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Successful close of his issue with the proprietaries.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson
And the proprietaries had shown an inveterate unwillingness to arm Pennsylvania—a reluctance which did not, however, prevent them from collecting taxes and quitrents.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson
But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having passed the act, and turned him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.
From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Benjamin Franklin
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Chapter 1, Sections 1–3
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