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protocol

[proh-tuh-kawl, -kol, -kohl] / ˈproʊ təˌkɔl, -ˌkɒl, -ˌkoʊl /


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"If you start with an already functional synapse, that plasticity protocol doesn't work," Harnett says.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will convene a meeting this week to "discuss protocol and practices for major events", the official also said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Both Signal and WhatsApp, which was bought by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014, are based on the same protocol built by Marlinspike.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

The department said it has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate the execution protocol adopted during the first Trump administration, which relies on pentobarbital as the lethal agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I’m sure none of them actually know because, in the Hob, the standard protocol for someone showing up with a wild turkey is for everybody to bid on the drumsticks.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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