third-par·ty
ˈthərd-ˈpär-tē 
1
: of, relating to, or involving a third party
third-party insurance
2
: of, relating to, or being software that is created by a vendor to be compatible with the products of another vendor
1
: a person other than the principals
a third party to a divorce proceeding
insurance against injury to third parties
2
a
: a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system
b
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To address this problem, many businesses train their LLMs on their own corporate data and on vetted third-party data sets, minimizing the presence of bad data.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Another sticking point is Eaze’s use of a third-party company, Motus, to calculate a variable mileage rate based on where drivers are and gas prices, which drivers said keeps them in the dark about how their reimbursement is calculated.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
To turn this on, visit your website’s dashboard, click on Settings, General, and then through to Privacy, select the Prevent third-party sharing box.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Apple recently allowed third-party developers to write software that accesses the iPhone’s Screen Time function, meaning that some new programs can now help users limit their screen time by blocking apps.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
For instance, if a user enters basic election questions into a third-party search engine that cannibalizes OpenAI models, the answers can be rife with errors, outdated facts, and other blunders.
—Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Ticketmaster says common scams include asking for an Amazon Gift Card, iTunes Gift Card, money order or any other third-party gift card as a form of payment in exchange for tickets.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Polls have indicated a tight presidential race in November between Biden and his Republican rival Trump, but according to The Hill, Kennedy is the highest polling third-party presidential candidate since businessman Ross Perot in 1992.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Hamilton figured that a digital dead man’s switch, which would release a document payload instead of switching off a machine, could help someone to recover their wallet or pass credentials to an inheritor without having to trust a third party.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
And then there were a lot of people who voted third party.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2023, Disney World cracked down on third party tour guides selling unauthorized services including Genie+ and Disability Access Service, according to the Disney Tourist Blog.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
The money can flow from manufacturers to third parties, such as hospitals, universities, or other corporate entities, but the database explicitly connects doctors by name to the payments.
—David Hilzenrath, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Instead, the left wing of the party rallied around FDR’s previous vice president, Henry Wallace, who also split the party in 1948 by running for president on a third party ticket as a progressive.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
All products are tested by a third party lab and use the highest quality THC-free CBD extracts.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
All of these were third party products that were put together through the iPhone.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Paramount reportedly turned down an all-cash bid from private equity giant Apollo in favor of the Skydance talks, sparking concern from some third-party shareholders.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To address this problem, many businesses train their LLMs on their own corporate data and on vetted third-party data sets, minimizing the presence of bad data.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Another sticking point is Eaze’s use of a third-party company, Motus, to calculate a variable mileage rate based on where drivers are and gas prices, which drivers said keeps them in the dark about how their reimbursement is calculated.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
To turn this on, visit your website’s dashboard, click on Settings, General, and then through to Privacy, select the Prevent third-party sharing box.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Apple recently allowed third-party developers to write software that accesses the iPhone’s Screen Time function, meaning that some new programs can now help users limit their screen time by blocking apps.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
For instance, if a user enters basic election questions into a third-party search engine that cannibalizes OpenAI models, the answers can be rife with errors, outdated facts, and other blunders.
—Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Ticketmaster says common scams include asking for an Amazon Gift Card, iTunes Gift Card, money order or any other third-party gift card as a form of payment in exchange for tickets.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Polls have indicated a tight presidential race in November between Biden and his Republican rival Trump, but according to The Hill, Kennedy is the highest polling third-party presidential candidate since businessman Ross Perot in 1992.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
Monument revealed health information to third parties including Meta and Google without users’ consent, the FTC alleged, while misleading users into thinking their health data was kept confidential.
—Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Hamilton figured that a digital dead man’s switch, which would release a document payload instead of switching off a machine, could help someone to recover their wallet or pass credentials to an inheritor without having to trust a third party.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
And then there were a lot of people who voted third party.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In 2023, Disney World cracked down on third party tour guides selling unauthorized services including Genie+ and Disability Access Service, according to the Disney Tourist Blog.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
The money can flow from manufacturers to third parties, such as hospitals, universities, or other corporate entities, but the database explicitly connects doctors by name to the payments.
—David Hilzenrath, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Instead, the left wing of the party rallied around FDR’s previous vice president, Henry Wallace, who also split the party in 1948 by running for president on a third party ticket as a progressive.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
All products are tested by a third party lab and use the highest quality THC-free CBD extracts.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
All of these were third party products that were put together through the iPhone.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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