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simulation

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɪm jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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"Prior to this, our security team had even been preparing a simulation exercise, precisely because we understand the value to everyone -- our students, our personnel -- of safety."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

A bot is placed in a simulation and given a hacking challenge to test its abilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

It would be a mistake, however, to dismiss Heller as nothing more than an astroturfed simulation of popular constitutionalism.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Switzerland's Breel Embolo was the first player to be sent off as a result of the new law following a controversial second yellow card for simulation against Argentina.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

A lot of lives are at stake here, so don’t blow this one like you just blew your Lincoln simulation for the fifth time.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It runs thousands of simulations across different market environments, testing whether a portfolio can support spending and goals across a range of outcomes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The simulations relied on detailed maps of elevation and temperature generated from data collected by instruments aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, along with models showing how radiation reaches the lunar surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Now that we have fallen straight through the looking glass of the internet, that gap has narrowed to the extent that we are having far greater difficulty discerning reality from its uncanny simulations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The new simulations suggest that such a star cannot be spun up nearly as much during later passages.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

“There, instead of simulations, you get lie detector tests. All day, every day. And the final test. . .”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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