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recognize

[rek-uhg-nahyz] / ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz /




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When that happens, the pretrained network may interpret unfamiliar information through the lens of what it already knows, making it harder to recognize genuinely new effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

But a bigger comedic sin is the belief that viewers will automatically laugh just because they recognize a reference.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Garvin Jarbusch, chief investment officer at Green Alpha Advisors, says companies that don’t recognize water cost have a structural blind spot.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“The Iranians are reading Trump correctly. They recognize he wants out,” Vakil said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And I recognize one of the Jewish boys from our synagogue—Benny, whose father works as a water carrier, delivering water to the houses from the town fountain, la fuentezica, as we call it.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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