profiling

Definition of profilingnext
present participle of profile
as in outlining
to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation

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Recent Examples of profiling At my former company, profiling ML models running on TPUs taught me that a measurement is only meaningful against what came before. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Several techniques are available, including profiling the user’s online activity and scanning the user’s face. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2026 There’ll also be a quarterly Weldun Voices series, profiling women who have made a mark on culture, who can speak to the impact (or lack thereof) of their changing bodies on their work. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 Along with profiling the life of Oliver, who died in 2019, the film features poetry recitations by Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi and others. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Ninth and final in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 After profiling every major Soviet leader, Service turns here to a desperate attempt among communist hardliners to seize control of the Soviet Union in the empire’s twilight. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Two sections profiling famous designers highlight this ingenuity. — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The suit accused the law enforcement agency of using traffic stops to arrest people on immigration charges, racially profiling Latinos in the process. — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
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  • On Monday, hundreds of professional stand-up comedians flooded Instagram and TikTok with front-facing videos outlining an issue in the comedy community that had been brewing for months.
    — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Then OpenAI showed up While still at OpenAI, Almeida wrote a document outlining his idea for models optimized to work with software and showed it to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned that drawing the reserve down too far could damage the salt caverns where the oil is stored.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Later that decade, hippie love-ins were held regularly at the base of the carousel, occasionally drawing the likes of the Hells Angels or law enforcement.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Profiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiling. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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