Type A
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, a sense of urgency, impatience, perfectionism, and assertiveness, and possibly associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
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of or relating to a person who exhibits Type A behavior.
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Type A jet fuel cost $12.72 per gallon on Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, according to Atlantic Aviation.
From Los Angeles Times
When you type a question into your favorite AI chatbot, it turns it into tokens representing words, parts of words, and punctuation.
From Barron's
"It's not just about, 'Hey, I have a prompt, and I'm just gonna type a few words and I'll get my image, and I'll get my animation, and I'm done,'" she said.
From Barron's
Instinctively, I pick up my phone and type a message to Karly.
From Literature
In minutes from the FDA’s Type A meeting—a meeting to discuss stalled development programs—the agency recommended uniQure conduct a further randomized, double-blind, sham surgery-controlled study, the company said.
From Barron's
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