as in playing (on or upon)
to take unfair advantage of
some observers thought the lawyers were cashing in on the tragedy
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Millions upon millions of people are using generative AI as their ongoing advisor on mental health considerations (note that ChatGPT alone has over 800 million weekly active users, a notable proportion of which dip into mental health aspects, see my analysis at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
The Skippers kept fighting, using a 7-0 run to take a 57-55 lead with two minutes to go.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Amidst the ongoing privacy issues surrounding door cameras and the backlash over social media giants exploiting user data to train their own models, today’s robots invite both passive and active observers into our homes and leave our data exposed to bad actors.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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For years, the debate around this issue has been quietly deadlocked between the forces for common sense reform to dramatically lower the cost of construction, and personal injury lawyers who reap increasingly large windfalls by exploiting this law.—
Elizabeth Crowley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Labor Department inspector general's office has interviewed staff in connection with the investigation, which followed a complaint that Chavez-DeRemer was having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and abusing her office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Benny isn’t abusing his daughter.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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Leaders must balance immediate operational demands with the expectations of society, leveraging technological advancements while preserving the indispensable contributions of people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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While adversaries continuously adapt, leveraging AI, automation, and novel tactics, most training programs remain anchored in outdated threat models.—
James Hadley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The agents’ varied use of cameras on duty raises a potential legal quagmire on how to preserve or share footage of encounters – and even raises the possibility of agents manipulating footage, experts said.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has accused Iran’s Islamic Republic government of manipulating the facts around the death of filmmaker Javad Ganji, who was killed while participating in popular protests sweeping the country since early January.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Cashing in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cashing%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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