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The independent provinces were federated to form a nation.
in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Forrester, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
For a while, many in the industry have discussed the need to coordinate or federate communications across platforms at the server or cloud level.
—Bob O'Donnell, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
The company has also partnered with Fund 101, a structure that federates more than 1,200 intensive care units across 60 countries to foster information sharing and collaboration between the units.
—Fortune, 13 Apr. 2020
Google created federated learning to improve autocorrect on mobile phones.
—Robert C. Miller, STAT, 13 Feb. 2020
The Mayo Clinic has taken a step toward making that possible with its announcement that the first venture of the Mayo Clinic Platform will use federated learning as a foundational technology of if its privacy model.
—Robert C. Miller, STAT, 13 Feb. 2020
Greek Cypriots have rejected Turkish Cypriots’ demands for a permanent Turkish troop presence and veto power in government decisions in a future federated Cyprus.
—Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2019
Two centuries after his birth, Melville continues to federate the world along one keel.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
The state could be federated into two parts, so that each side would enjoy a majority in its own areas.
—Noah Feldman, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2017
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Low-code software improvements and the desire to federate to achieve scale will drive this shift.
—Forrester, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
For a while, many in the industry have discussed the need to coordinate or federate communications across platforms at the server or cloud level.
—Bob O'Donnell, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
The company has also partnered with Fund 101, a structure that federates more than 1,200 intensive care units across 60 countries to foster information sharing and collaboration between the units.
—Fortune, 13 Apr. 2020
Google created federated learning to improve autocorrect on mobile phones.
—Robert C. Miller, STAT, 13 Feb. 2020
The Mayo Clinic has taken a step toward making that possible with its announcement that the first venture of the Mayo Clinic Platform will use federated learning as a foundational technology of if its privacy model.
—Robert C. Miller, STAT, 13 Feb. 2020
Greek Cypriots have rejected Turkish Cypriots’ demands for a permanent Turkish troop presence and veto power in government decisions in a future federated Cyprus.
—Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2019
Two centuries after his birth, Melville continues to federate the world along one keel.
—The Economist, 18 July 2019
The state could be federated into two parts, so that each side would enjoy a majority in its own areas.
—Noah Feldman, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2017
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“Federate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federate. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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fed·er·ate
ˈfed-ə-ˌrāt
federated; federating
: to join in a federation
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