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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the nonlinear architecture of the novel reflects a postmodern sensibility
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Recent Examples of architectures
Define repeatable reference architectures for your small data centers.
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Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The company says this differs from conventional AI architectures, which typically rely on direct access to raw or lightly processed data.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Organizations need multi-model portfolios – some proprietary, some licensed, all integrated into architectures that evolve as quickly as their markets.
—Mohamad Ali, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Their sovereign capacity to realign is circumscribed by the very architectures that protect them.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Tesla, Rivian and several Chinese companies have zonal electrical architectures on the road.
—Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The catch is that this requires new gate architectures, new design tools, and integrating MEMS resonators on chip.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Data volumes grow exponentially, and enterprises must design architectures that scale efficiently.
—Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Their architectures allow governments and enterprises to deploy AI at scale while lowering the total ownership cost.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The company says this differs from conventional AI architectures, which typically rely on direct access to raw or lightly processed data.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Organizations need multi-model portfolios – some proprietary, some licensed, all integrated into architectures that evolve as quickly as their markets.
—Mohamad Ali, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Their sovereign capacity to realign is circumscribed by the very architectures that protect them.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Tesla, Rivian and several Chinese companies have zonal electrical architectures on the road.
—Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The catch is that this requires new gate architectures, new design tools, and integrating MEMS resonators on chip.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Data volumes grow exponentially, and enterprises must design architectures that scale efficiently.
—Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Their architectures allow governments and enterprises to deploy AI at scale while lowering the total ownership cost.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architectures
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At the core of this approach is a carbon shell derived from covalent organic frameworks (COFs).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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But ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods said there would need to be significant changes in the country’s legal and commercial frameworks in order to produce oil there.—
Ray Lewis,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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Managing subscription bundles across dozens of countries — each with different telecom partners, regulatory requirements, and pricing structures — used to require dedicated operations teams for each region.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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While other episodic galaxies are expected to have similar structures, J1007+3540’s are especially clear.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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Traditional infrastructures depend on predictable, centralized controls, whereas the Web3 environment operates on open networks, real-time settlement, and evolving code.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Capital is increasingly deployed defensively — locked into duplicative supply chains, regulatory hedges, and parallel infrastructures — rather than to create optionality.—
Louisa Loran,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Architectures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architectures. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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