refinement
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The start of the campaign "marked the culmination of months, and in some cases, years, of deliberate planning and refinement against this particular target set."
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
With further refinement, this work could one day contribute to a new and effective treatment for pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
It reflects disparities in who designs and builds these systems, what datasets they draw from and which incentives drive their refinement.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
Luxury stylist Oriona Robb says elevating white feels "less about novelty and more about intention", reflecting a shift towards refinement after years of trend overloads.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
With their apparatus, a refinement of the Marsden-Geiger box of 1911, they found that ordinary air produced especially frequent scintillations resembling those of hydrogen nuclei, or protons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing refinement
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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"The Mixer" by P.G. Wodehouse
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