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Recent Examples of compute An average percentage of Democratic and Republican votes could be computed. Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 This reduces decision fatigue for developers, keeps performance consistent, and allows the model to allocate computing resources dynamically, going deep when a problem requires it, or staying lightweight for simpler queries. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Tesla's focus on Dojo and another computing cluster called Cortex were meant to improve the company's advanced driver assistance systems, and to enable Musk to finally deliver on his promise to turn existing Teslas into robotaxis. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025 The boom in generative AI and advanced large language models—technologies that require vast amounts of computing resources—has forced tech giants to rapidly increase their physical infrastructure. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for compute
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  • These aren't speculative bets — they're calculated investments in what companies see as the next fundamental computing platform.
    Daniel Newman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates that people 65 and older devote 13.4% of spending to medical care, while the general population devotes 8%.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • With Jaylon Moore leaving in free agency for the Chiefs’ generous payday, Andre Dillard figured to rescue the swing-tackle dilemma upon debuting in practice Monday, only to go on Injured Reserve three days later.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • This certainly hasn’t stopped researchers from trying dearly to figure things out.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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