modelling
Britishnoun
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the act or an instance of making a model
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the practice or occupation of a person who models clothes
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a technique in psychotherapy in which the therapist encourages the patient to model his behaviour on his own
Example Sentences
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"Any shortfall in one year doesn't simply carry over in full to the next, because targets and modelling are adjusted based on actual recruitment," they said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
"We're not people who are super online all the time," Maya says about herself and her friend Safia Nazir, 26, as they travel to a modelling shoot.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
History and recent modelling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do so again.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The study used computer modelling to understand how climate change could alter how nutrients reached Windermere and Esthwaite Water.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The jovilabe allowed the modelling of a highly complicated theoretical system without endless calculations or any loss of precision.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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