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In a statement to local media, Woolworths said it had programmed Olive to respond this way.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Adding to the coincidence, the Colburn School had programmed Sunday in its smaller Thayer Hall, Brahms’ First String Quintet as part of one of its chamber music programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

She had programmed it to text her if he failed to move for 12 hours, a setting called “mortality mode.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Mike: You had programmed a little bit, too.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2019

But Justis hated the game of football and wanted his son to do the same and had programmed him to think that anyone who played it was a fool.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger