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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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something from which copies are made the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototypes Manufacturers have already displayed their prototypes in Miami, showcasing to business executives and investors their sleek design and ambitious promise to save residents time while moving aviation in a more climate-friendly direction. —
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Instead of relying only on lab experiments, scientists can now simulate thousands of possible material combinations before building prototypes. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026 But the course was not just theoretical, as for their final project students were asked to use AI to create prototypes of a legal apps. —Katherine Lin, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 The presentations include prototypes, demonstrations and research findings developed over the semester. —Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The payload on Sunday’s New Glenn launch was AST’s second full-size BlueBird broadband satellite and seventh BlueBird spacecraft overall, counting prototypes. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026 In addition to rolling out prototypes, the early days of Hewlett-Packard had a big impact on the way companies operated internally. —Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 As impressive as the footage captured by those 3D cameras was, the fact that the cameras were essentially prototypes shooting under challenging conditions meant that technical problems baked into the footage needed to be addressed for the film to be re-released in IMAX. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026 When recruiting people to study these early flywheel prototypes, says Scott, researchers looked for 30 subjects willing to lie in bed for 70 days. —Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Instead of relying only on lab experiments, scientists can now simulate thousands of possible material combinations before building prototypes. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026 But the course was not just theoretical, as for their final project students were asked to use AI to create prototypes of a legal apps. —Katherine Lin, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 The presentations include prototypes, demonstrations and research findings developed over the semester. —Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The payload on Sunday’s New Glenn launch was AST’s second full-size BlueBird broadband satellite and seventh BlueBird spacecraft overall, counting prototypes. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026 In addition to rolling out prototypes, the early days of Hewlett-Packard had a big impact on the way companies operated internally. —Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 As impressive as the footage captured by those 3D cameras was, the fact that the cameras were essentially prototypes shooting under challenging conditions meant that technical problems baked into the footage needed to be addressed for the film to be re-released in IMAX. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026 When recruiting people to study these early flywheel prototypes, says Scott, researchers looked for 30 subjects willing to lie in bed for 70 days. —Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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Take the examples of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Netflix’s first season of Ransom Canyon, which made headlines last year by powering their base camps with solar power.— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the anthropological literature is full of examples where academics claiming such a triumphal godlike position really just foster a neocolonial project.— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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These were the forerunners of today’s robots.— Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
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The partnership between the entertainment studio and the Brazilian media giant will see the writers reimagining the originals in English-language across several season formats.— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Wonder Project has had a multi-year relationship with Amazon MGM Studios, and runs a subscription service housed on Prime Video, where its originals also stream.— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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In January, OpenAI was reported to be asking third-party contractors, via training data firm Handshake AI, to upload samples of real work products from previous jobs—actual PowerPoints, spreadsheets, and the like—with instructions to scrub confidential material before submission.— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann, who admitted to killing eight women between 1993 and 2010, pleaded guilty earlier this month after his defense failed to overcome groundbreaking DNA evidence collected from rootless hair samples.— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Iran also spied on Iraqi positions with rudimentary precursors to drones, an early use of one of the regime’s most effective weapons in its attempt to blockade the strait.— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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On average, the study participants consumed about 41% of their daily food from ultraprocessed sources.— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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The fees help preserve the city’s general fund budget without having to cover the full cost of its maintenance from other sources.— Henry Foster Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The researchers estimated their overall size by extrapolating from the size of the beak specimens.— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Over several weeks in spring 2023, the team set up 10 traps and collected 3,251 specimens representing 16 different species.— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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This hulking sedan still lacks the grace of its E3 and E23 ancestors, but the infusion of Neue Klasse details and other tweaks definitely help.— Stephen Edelstein, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Canada’s new citizenship law, effective December, lets Americans with distant Canadian ancestors claim dual nationality—potentially affecting millions and overwhelming immigration lawyers on both sides of the border.— Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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