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[tog-uhl] / ˈtɒg əl /


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Unlike Anthropic and OpenAI, which Kharazian said are incentivized to make users spend as much as possible on tokens, Cursor allows users to toggle between smarter but more expensive models and cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

He can toggle between modes — attack dog in conservative media, measured moderate in mixed company — but the transitions are visible.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

D’Arcy describes their work as “pretending” in one breath while in another sharing their strong feelings around dramaturgy and text as they toggle between discussions of stage, film and television acting.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

But stocks aren’t a toggle switch that you flip on or off.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

A control box with toggle switches was attached to the car with a rubber band.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

At ProjectionLab and MaxiFi, the toggles for this kind of doomsday calculation are part of their regular inputs for your Social Security primary insurance amount, or PIA.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

It noted thousands of complaints by customers about "Joy-Con drift", with toggles stuck in one direction on the original version of the Switch, even when users were not touching them.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

The movie toggles between the two narratives, slyly exploring the ways creators plunder the lives of those they know in the quest for a good story.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

On “Folded,” Kehlani toggles between contrite and commanding, weaving her vocals around a guitar line that moves like a Slinky tumbling down a staircase.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Jumping up as the car’s flame went higher, he pushed the control box’s toggles down hard.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

He wants more details on the fuel switches and believes an on-board electrical failure could cause the system to believe the switches were toggled to “CUTOFF.”

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Mr. Whipple, in his media victory lap, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that normally when he’s spoken to former chiefs of staff they’ve toggled between background, off the record and on.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

These solids can be toggled between two distinct states.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2025

Still, I admired its imagination as it toggled between people and pixels, and shivered when Conor chirped, “Maybe someday we’ll all be living in computers — even dogs.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2025

She toggled the appropriate keys and spoke clearly into the headset.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Michael Steel prepared for the Boston Marathon by toggling between short and long runs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

To address this limitation, the researchers designed an integrated device capable of toggling between electric and magnetic toroidal vortex patterns in free-space terahertz pulses.

From Science Daily Feb. 4, 2026

But in the fleet, pacey manner of the editing, toggling between private and public moments with highlight-reel efficiency, the film is a stirring glimpse of top-down kindness as a winning leadership style.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele




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