It’s important to note, though, that the expansions for URLs, apps and places are in fact expansions rather than refinements — these are OR commands rather than AND commands.
Google custom audiences, the combo of custom affinity and custom intent audiences, now live|Ginny Marvin|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Land
With a little more refinement, these apps and devices could be just as useful to wheelchair users as they are to the general population.
Smart Watches Could Do More For Wheelchair Users|John Loeppky|September 4, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Some researchers praised Neuralink’s work as showing significant refinement to existing technology.
Neurologists aren’t so sure about Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant startup|dzanemorris|August 31, 2020|Fortune
While the Expedition doesn’t have the same level of refinement inside, it certainly has plenty of room.
Vehicles to ride out a pandemic|Joe Phillips|August 22, 2020|Washington Blade
In some cases, these are tactical decisions, the result of hours of market research and focus groups and refinement.
For Aspiring Performers, The NBA Is The Best Place To Be A Mascot|Josh Planos|July 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Back in the USA, returning veterans found that the middle class had adopted the piano as a sign of refinement.
Van Dyke Parks on How Songwriters Are Getting Screwed in the Digital Age|Van Dyke Parks|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was the world of Gustave H. our narrator assumes, one of refinement, poise, and impeccable service.
Wes Anderson’s Austrian Muse: Stefan Zweig|Lucy Scholes|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are the epitome of old-school rationality and refinement—or at least they were until now.
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork|Chloë Ashby|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this instance, the Ngram data offer a refinement, not a revelation.
Why Big Data Doesn’t Live up to the Hype|Nick Romeo|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bride, Kamala, was exquisitely beautiful, but possessed none of the refinement prized by her in-laws.
Hold Onto Your Penis|David Frum, Justin Green|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It smacked of the gold city which knows little enough of refinement amongst even its best classes.
The Triumph of John Kars|Ridgwell Cullum
Men of refinement and high culture adopted it rather as an article of scholarly adornment.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
All the habits which tend to express the human spirit bring about a refinement of the body.
Child and Country|Will Levington Comfort
Surely there is as great a want of refinement among us, in this respect, as among the natives of New Zealand.
Punch, or the London Charivari. Vol. 1, July 31, 1841|Various
In the saloon probably two score others applied themselves, with more diligence than refinement, to their food.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for refinement
refinement
/ (rɪˈfaɪnmənt) /
noun
the act of refining or the state of being refined
a fine or delicate point, distinction, or expression; a subtlety
fineness or precision of thought, expression, manners, etc; polish or cultivation
a device, change, adaptation, etc, designed to improve performance or increase efficiency