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Recent Examples of augmentation Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode. Joe Salas july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 The New Yorker traveled down to Costa Rica at the beginning of June for a breast augmentation after always feeling like her chest didn't match the rest of her body. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Human augmentation matters more than replacing humans, and in the age of electronic warfare, logistics is becoming as strategically important as firepower. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 Brynjolfsson’s partner on the research — has argued the distinction between automation and augmentation is the key variable. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for augmentation
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Noun
  • State leaders have introduced Assembly Bill 1383, which undermines crucial PEPRA guardrails, granting an unfunded pension benefit increase to first responders by reducing their retirement age.
    Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • Critics warn that dramatic increases could force small businesses to reduce hiring, automate more jobs, or raise prices.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Starting next year, the deal adds Peacock to YouTube Premium, the ad-free tier of YouTube's core product, a move Front Office Sports says could deliver a subscriber boost in the millions to the newly profitable streamer.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Someone already getting enough zinc from their diet is unlikely to see a boost.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • When businesses produced more value per worker, workers themselves tended to share in those gains.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Daily Cardio Load gives runners an idea of how much to push in a day to maximize gains without burnout.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • The organization has taken a key measure with the addition of Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III.
    Vahe Gregorian July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Sports from the traditional standbys (artistic gymnastics) to the newest additions (flag football, lacrosse and squash) all sold through their first-drop availability.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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“Augmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmentation. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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