containment

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Recent Examples of containment OpenAI has confidentially filed its IPO prospectus, but has been under fire in recent months after its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached open-source developer platform Hugging Face. Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 The problem is speed without containment, testing, accountability and governance. Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 This is a little different to what an astronomer would refer to as a water world, but a planet-sized mass of water could theoretically be held together by its own gravity, without the need for a containment field. Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2023, to the frustration of cattlemen and officials alike, the flesh-eating fly broke through containment lines in the Darien Gap, a stretch of dense rainforest between Colombia and Panama, and spread north. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for containment
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Noun
  • Gentle exfoliation also helps other anti-aging products penetrate more effectively, so the spray isn’t just working in isolation.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Dementia experts also advise getting enough sleep, avoiding social isolation, treating hearing loss and exercising your brain, not just your body.
    Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fame and money were not enough to surmount housing segregation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • However, our study indicates that school choice can often lead to greater segregation and inequality.
    Beth Lloyd, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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