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By using ancient climate records to refine modern computer models, researchers have produced more reliable estimates of how much ice may disappear in the coming decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

While one group concentrated on preparing the Wide Field Instrument, another worked to refine the telescope's overall optical alignment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Gaps in performance were identified and addressed, while repeated rehearsals helped refine the process.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Moving it through a pipeline and into a tanker requires treatment that would add $15 a barrel to its cost, he estimates, not counting the specialized equipment needed to refine it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The definition would refine itself over the years.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The creative team then reviews and refines multiple AI-generated versions of a scene before deciding which expressions and line readings best serve the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The company refines its AI model using input from customers, who say they like knowing that a package arrived while they were in a meeting or that a family member got home safely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Elon Musk said Thursday that Tesla’s Optimus robots should be available to the public by the end of next year, after the company refines the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026

Then there’s the looming threat of “vibe coding,” a term coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy in 2025, in which AI generates and refines code using natural-language prompts.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Production and exports of refined products in the Middle East remain heavily disrupted, meaning refineries unaffected by the conflict can benefit from tighter global supplies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Any unexpected differences between the simulated cosmos and the real one could provide valuable clues, potentially revealing where current theories need to be refined or reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The expected earnings windfall comes as the amount of refined products available on the market has fallen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The practice, according to the report issued by commissioner Rob Manfred, was refined during the regular season and extended “throughout the postseason.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

One day, Peeta empties our breadbasket and points out how they have been careful to include types from the districts along with the refined bread of the Capitol.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

TotalEnergies benefited from "a high-price environment characterised by historic refining margin levels and a bull gas market", Pouyanne said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Shell's third quarter was boosted by record refining margins, which reflect the spread between the price of crude oil and the fuels derived from it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Bloomberg Intelligence’s Yilmaz, meanwhile, said that if refining margins continue to normalize, that should eventually translate into some relief for wholesale and retail fuel prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Scientists at IFJ PAN first developed the technology about a decade ago and have continued refining it ever since.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Francis’ grumbles did not disturb me, however, because further refining of our latest backbone without a solution to the bases would not represent a real step forward.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson