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software

[sawft-wair, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft- /


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But the 28-year-old software engineer from San Francisco was tempted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The company has also pushed back against farmers’ attempts to gain access to embedded software to make engines run faster, or to circumvent emissions controls to get better fuel economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

If software becomes vulnerable, more of your personal information could fall into the wrong hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

A criticism of all of these studies is the technology is developing rapidly, meaning the software powering the chatbots has moved on by the time the research is published.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Apple decided to intercede in the software piracy case. irresistible.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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