refinement

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By the turn of the 20th century, engineers added another critical refinement: counterweights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"He conquered the world with his refinement... and he enhanced Italy, because he brought Italy to the world. The greatest people wore Valentino," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 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

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