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Sign of the times: AI lingo muscles into esteemed dictionary

NatureThursday, October 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03044-9 ‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

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Why it matters: Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03044-9 ‘Agentic’, ‘prompt engineering’ and other technical terms are among the 1,400 entries added to Merriam-Webster’s online catalogue.

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