prototype
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At an unveiling in Salt Lake City in December 2016, Milton had declared the Nikola One prototype fully functional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Fielder tells Holmes that he was reminded of the bit the day before, when Holmes tried to describe the science and intention of Theranos in front of its deconstructed prototype.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tesla showed off a prototype of the car in November 2017 and started taking deposits of $50,000—or $250,000 for a limited “Founders Series” model—from customers who wanted to get in line to buy one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The factory then makes a prototype, and builds moulds from which plastic parts and other components are formed.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Attached to this building, which Mr. Gonzalez referred to as “the brain center,” was that factory, a bamlike prototype of an airplane hangar.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Unlike earlier prototypes, the new nuclear clock can maintain its own stability without depending on a conventional atomic clock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"It's a composite image. Each member of this family has several prototypes," the guide explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Five prototypes before I got the body right. It had to look cool, play easy, feel comfortable, and most of all, sound good. Built completely by hand, late nights after shop hours.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Most of the vehicles currently on the road, even those generating revenue, are still basically prototypes, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The major feature shared by rock and roll’s prototypes is the swinging triplet of the piano.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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“They prototyped a lot of ideas,” said Yee, a father of three who took over from Akl as chairman of the board of KidSTREAM in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The first digital camera was prototyped in 1975 by Eastman Kodak, which owned 90% of the U.S. film market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Together, they designed user interfaces, prototyped an app and coded a website based on the prototype.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
For months, Corrigan, Popa and a small team prototyped the material, which was released earlier this year by 3M under the name Cushion Lock.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Frayne says the company has even prototyped holographic video content where you could, say, watch a stereoscopic 3D trailer for the next Avatar movie on the Avatar homepage and get multiple perspectives on the action.
From The Verge ● Jun. 1, 2022
The design software market faces unique risks, Radke conceded, as generative AI reduces the time and skill required for prototyping and ideation, in turn blurring the boundaries “of who a ‘designer’ is.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"We've spent the last four years developing, prototyping and testing technologies… We have a team of 30 people, and growing," says Rob Meyerson, co-founder and chief executive.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“As an average consumer, I have access to rapid prototyping equipment that costs millions of dollars and takes specialty training to operate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
“When I was prototyping it, the kids loved having a game to play where they can learn and talk about it,” Yount said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
Since around 1990 Perl has rapidly been gaining favor, especially as a tool for systems-administration utilities and rapid prototyping.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
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