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the means or procedure for doing something
showed me a different knitting technique
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Recent Examples of techniques
Huang, based in Brooklyn, has produced a series of lamps drawing upon her childhood memories in Southwest China, utilizing Chinese lantern and paper techniques.
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Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Officials say the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit and Manchester police are now leveraging modern forensic tools unavailable at the time, including advanced DNA testing and new evidence analysis techniques.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The platform employs a combination of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to identify patterns, anomalies, and issues across large document sets without requiring extensive human configuration.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Death & Taxes Another Ashley Christensen outpost not to be missed is Death & Taxes, where the menu is driven almost entirely by live-fire cooking techniques.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Surfaces are not simple and can exhibit all sorts of weird properties due to missing atoms, crystalline boundaries, and impurities from fabrication techniques.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
However, those techniques could only provide long-term averages rather than instantaneous measurements.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Increasingly, manufacturers are making toilet paper from recycled paper products, which reduces tree cutting, and are using chlorine-free bleaching techniques.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Will other locations be searched or searched again with new techniques?
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Officials say the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit and Manchester police are now leveraging modern forensic tools unavailable at the time, including advanced DNA testing and new evidence analysis techniques.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The platform employs a combination of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to identify patterns, anomalies, and issues across large document sets without requiring extensive human configuration.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Death & Taxes Another Ashley Christensen outpost not to be missed is Death & Taxes, where the menu is driven almost entirely by live-fire cooking techniques.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
Surfaces are not simple and can exhibit all sorts of weird properties due to missing atoms, crystalline boundaries, and impurities from fabrication techniques.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
However, those techniques could only provide long-term averages rather than instantaneous measurements.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Increasingly, manufacturers are making toilet paper from recycled paper products, which reduces tree cutting, and are using chlorine-free bleaching techniques.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Will other locations be searched or searched again with new techniques?
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for techniques
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The company defended its harvesting methods at the time, claiming the tomatoes are grown in the right region and with the right techniques.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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If the methods are flawed, publish the caveats.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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There are hints for a discreteness in some approaches to quantum gravity, for example string theory or loop quantum gravity, but the situation is far from clear.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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The leaders of the future may need to be AI fluent, not just AI aware, using agentic-first approaches in automating mundane tasks, and, most importantly, focusing on agile problem resolution.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Wilson also said Republicans are likelier to use AI in their campaign strategies than Democrats, citing recent poll results by the American Association of Political Consultants.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Reflecting on the modernization of national security in a Fox News op-ed, FBI Director Kash Patel explores how the bureau must adapt its strategies to address modern threats and advance beyond the artificial intelligence age.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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As Wu tells it, the Claude Code team is going through development cycles of just a week or so to roll out new products or features in a Wild West of experimentation, discovering new use cases and methodologies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Since 2010, researchers are turning to newer methodologies and technologies in an effort to seek a deeper and almost immediate understanding of consumer patterns.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Parting ways with Morey was ultimately not an easy decision for the 76ers, but Philadelphia’s inability to take the next step in a constantly changing East played a significant role in the organization’s direction.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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How Magnesium Supplements Could Benefit Blood Pressure There are several potential ways magnesium may affect blood pressure.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
12 May 2026
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“Techniques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/techniques. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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