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a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This is still true even now that many refined tasks, such as writing prose or computer code, have practically been conquered already.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Construct and GameMaker have excellent visual coding languages.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Further, stack discounts: Combining credit card rewards with coupon codes and a cash-back site such as CouponCabin.com will earn money back on those purchases.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This is still true even now that many refined tasks, such as writing prose or computer code, have practically been conquered already.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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In one episode, Serena parks way too close to Ron, and in another Matt helps revive a coding patient but expects a big thank-you for his CPR efforts.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Construct and GameMaker have excellent visual coding languages.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Leases are subject to environmental rules—that means new leases could well be challenged in court for potential violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, or other federal laws.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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By a vote of six to three, the Court overturned its earlier ruling that deference should be shown to administrative agencies in their interpretation of federal law.Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Voters rejected separate proposals in Colorado and Kentucky aiming to add language supporting school choice, an issue that has divided parents and school staffers across the nation for years, to their states' constitutions.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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In Kentucky, voters rejected a measure to amend the state’s constitution that would have paved the way for lawmakers to bring up school choice policies.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Logical qubits must be encoded in a way that allows a robust, fault-tolerant quantum computer to identify and fix faults brought on by decoherence or outside interference.Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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But recent studies have shown that the brain encodes absence with unique neural patterns.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Encryption: Data is encrypted both at rest and in transit, ensuring that sensitive information remains secure even if intercepted.Rishit Lakhani, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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This works because private keys can be used to encrypt messages too, not just decrypt them.John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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