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The book includes a glossary of financial terms.
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From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
Conclave voters urged to elect a pope who seeks unity and avoids personal interest
How long was the longest conclave?
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Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
There are a number of terms that appear in both this article and other online discussions of the Spelling Bee; a glossary of those terms compiled by Monicat, a Times reader, can be found below.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Bonus points for creating organizational glossaries, or eBooks that teach staff the difference between say, zero shot, single shot or many shot prompting, as well as chain of thought and recursion.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spelling Bee Grid A guide to reading the grid can be found in the glossary above.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
There are a number of terms that appear in both this article and other online discussions of the Spelling Bee; a glossary of those terms compiled by Monicat, a Times reader, can be found below.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Bonus points for creating organizational glossaries, or eBooks that teach staff the difference between say, zero shot, single shot or many shot prompting, as well as chain of thought and recursion.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Spelling Bee Grid A guide to reading the grid can be found in the glossary above.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jacques Bailly took a razor blade to the dictionary in 1991, revolutionizing the mechanics of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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Idaho’s state statute doesn’t define what a flag is, according to Ada County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Montague, who said the office was relying on the Oxford dictionary definition.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
14 May 2025
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