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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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These models generate text, code, images and summaries.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.—
Mike Scarcella and David Thomas,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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These terms are abbreviations for probability: a 10-year flood is a volume of flow that occurs on average once every 10 years, based on the records of flow for that stream.—
Ellen Wohl
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the case of Algorithmic Intelligence, a nice touch is that the AI abbreviation would be a helpful carryover.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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One more beer, condensation rolling down the can in the lazy swell of this fine summer afternoon.—
Kristen Arnett
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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There are telltale signs that there's too much moisture in your house, from condensation to unpleasant odors.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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What To Know Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's policy chief, developed a review process to decide whether Kyiv would be able to fire long-range Western weapons into Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing anonymous U.S. officials.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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More reviews will follow in the coming weeks, but these will be the only ones to land before the release date.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Now read the latest Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy, and Android headlines in Forbes’ weekly smartphone news digest...—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Bowdlerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerization. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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