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[tay-ler] / ˈteɪ lər /




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In publications in Nature Reviews Rheumatology and The Lancet Rheumatology, the team also introduced a model designed to help doctors identify the underlying causes of symptoms earlier and tailor treatment more effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

That has meant that tailor Ebrima Camara, 31, has had to sew using a foot-pedal machine rather than his usual electric model, as he struggles to complete orders for school uniforms for the new year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mistral, for its part, has been a staunch defender of open-weight models, saying they give users the flexibility to tailor them to their needs while protecting their data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

We had found the Margiela nightgown while we were shopping in London — we shop all the time, save and pull for events so we can tailor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

If I am remembering correctly, he wore a silk cravat overflowing a grosgrain waistcoat from his London tailor.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Now, with AI, an attacker can design a worm that tailors the attack strategy to that device's specifics and these vulnerabilities can be different.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Every program tailors its services to its community, guided by parents who have real authority over how federal dollars are spent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

"Vietnam has no shortage of highly skilled tailors and hand embroiderers, but many of them are overlooked and do not receive the income they deserve," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

I was never sure why, but one morning, when the other tailors and I assembled, we were told our services at the factory were no longer required.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

Banks can then deploy tailored retention tactics such as personalized offers or proactive notifications.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The top high-net-worth financial advisers typically offer services tailored to those with significant wealth and complex finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That makes reconstructing the detector and designing carefully tailored adversarial changes that can evade it considerably more difficult.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was pyro, there were video screens, there was a succession of gorgeously tailored floral-pattern suits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s better to understand a few principles that govern time, tense, and discourse than to try to memorize a list of regulations that are tailored to the sequence-of-tense phenomenon itself.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

What is it about tailoring itself that continues to fascinate you, and do you see pleasure in the discipline and restraint of a perfectly constructed garment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Piracicaba spent decades tailoring its machinery industry to U.S. buyers; unlike agricultural commodities, machines built to American specifications can’t simply be redirected elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Rather than modernizing the home through an extensive renovation, however, the couple chose to preserve its midcentury character while tailoring other elements of the dwelling to their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Since those incidents occurred... there were no women in the markets," 26-year-old Ramin Ghafoori, a Herat-based businessman who runs a tailoring shop, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

A sewing machine for nearsighted Mrs. O’Reilly, who was forever tailoring old clothes for her triplets, Sean, Seamus and Stephen.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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