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armatures

noun

plural of armature

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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form the rigid armature of a highly stratified society

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Recent Examples of armatures Built around a 10mm dynamic driver and dual custom balanced armatures, Vanguarg is designed to deliver a precise listening experience with control, clarity and balance. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Of that amount, $400 million is going toward measurement technologies, including cryo-electron tomography, which can reveal near-atomic structures inside cells, and microscopy systems intended to image millions to billions of cells in living tissue.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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Physicians have an important role in regulating AI with these frameworks to ensure patient safety and take responsibility.

— Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
This method is similar to other frameworks, like acceptance commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

— Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of frameworks

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The company says the chip can replace dozens of components in some system architectures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Leaders must first allow commercial suppliers the flexibility to iterate toward the most scalable, high-yield architectures, mandating open interoperability protocols once the technology reaches industrial maturity.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of architectures

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Both skeletons had deep rounded grooves in their teeth, apparently caused by constantly sucking on whole betel nuts.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
That discovery could potentially expose the skeletons in the NFL’s closet, shedding light on the league’s allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

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