Examples of bioweapon in a Sentence
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Anyway, Chen’s getting a posthumous Medal of Valor, Mei’s getting into witness protection, the U.S. is getting an antidote to the bioweapon antidote, and McGee’s getting to know his new sister, who teaches yoga and has a lot of the family mannerisms.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The latter reference is to Shirō Ishii, who headed Japan’s World War II bioweapons program, which has been blamed for the deaths of as many as 300,000 people.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
There’s concern that they might be used as bioweapons — though for now, the potential benefits outweigh the dangers.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
The series tells the thrilling story of the race to find a bioweapon that is stolen during a secret handover between Korean and US intelligence agencies.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Late last year, the U.K. convened an international summit aimed at strengthening protections from AI's most serious risks, such as bioweapons.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Intelligence agencies do agree, however, that the virus was not developed as a bioweapon.
—Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI instructed DHS to prepare a plan to ensure the safety of AI systems used in critical infrastructure, like power grids, to reduce the risks that AI could be used to create bioweapons or other weapons of mass destruction.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
In a move aimed at addressing fears that A.I. could be used to create bioweapons, over 90 biologists and other scientists have signed an agreement that seeks to ensure that their research will move forward without exposing the world to serious harm.
—Cade Metz Balazs Gardi, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
The latter reference is to Shirō Ishii, who headed Japan’s World War II bioweapons program, which has been blamed for the deaths of as many as 300,000 people.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
There’s concern that they might be used as bioweapons — though for now, the potential benefits outweigh the dangers.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
The series tells the thrilling story of the race to find a bioweapon that is stolen during a secret handover between Korean and US intelligence agencies.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Late last year, the U.K. convened an international summit aimed at strengthening protections from AI's most serious risks, such as bioweapons.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Intelligence agencies do agree, however, that the virus was not developed as a bioweapon.
—Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI instructed DHS to prepare a plan to ensure the safety of AI systems used in critical infrastructure, like power grids, to reduce the risks that AI could be used to create bioweapons or other weapons of mass destruction.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
In a move aimed at addressing fears that A.I. could be used to create bioweapons, over 90 biologists and other scientists have signed an agreement that seeks to ensure that their research will move forward without exposing the world to serious harm.
—Cade Metz Balazs Gardi, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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bioweapon
noun
bio·weap·on
ˈbī-ō-ˌwep-ən 
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