reinforcement
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They echoed Dresser’s recommendation: treats also help with positive reinforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kulgod's co-founder Itamar Bitan, 28, who spent four years in an Israeli special-forces canine unit, said the dogs were trained using "positive reinforcement" to detect a "specific funky smell" for a reward.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The company recently hired Barret Zoph, a former Thinking Machines Lab co-founder and OpenAI posttraining lead, to be a vice president of research focused on reinforcement learning and posttraining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Because some of the benefits appeared to be connected with healthier behaviors, including better eating habits and increased physical activity, the researchers said continued reinforcement may be necessary to maintain progress over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
He has painted my tongue blue so that we can easily count the number of whitish taste buds inside the circle of the reinforcement.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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Four years later, he commanded the forces that kept Gen. Cornwallis pinned down at Yorktown until reinforcements arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Whether those reinforcements will be back Friday remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Moyes made it abundantly clear after Wednesday's 4-0 win at Championship side Preston in the Carabao Cup that he wanted reinforcements.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
His ability to also offer cover at left-back will be invaluable, but Newcastle clearly need further reinforcements before the window shuts on 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because the terrain was so difficult, with hills and mountains, jungle and swamp, it would be hard for the Japanese to get reinforcements quickly.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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