Example Sentences

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And there's Ada Lovelace, who is said to have programmed the first computer in 1843, but wasn't recognized for her work until the late 20th century.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

In 2015, Volkswagen was found to have programmed its diesel vehicles to produce deceptively clean emission test results, and ordered to pay fines and penalties of $25 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Earlier studies have programmed robotic fingers to play a tune on a piano, for example, but Sochol’s team thought that task was too easy.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2021

But at one of the conglomerate's secretive robotics labs on the outskirts of Cincinnati, researchers have programmed a robot to do the job.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2021

Leo must have programmed the weapons with surgical precision.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan