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Noun
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There were 11 deaths resulting from fireworks misuse or malfunction.—
Maddie Carr
July 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2025 -
Monitor, Detect And Continuously Improve: Continuously monitor AI behavior to detect anomalies and misuse.—
Art Gilliland,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The suspects are accused of scheming to steam virtual currency from two companies, with a value of over $900,000 at the time of the thefts, and to launder the proceeds.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The theft also pilfered Maris’s 1961 Hickok Belt, awarded to the best athlete in all professional sports.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Coming back to the implications of the Supreme Court verdict, regulatory agencies will now be able to have more effective rulemaking without the constant shadow of cascading lawsuits that are predicated on a misapplication of the precautionary principle.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The Importance Of Proper Legal Analysis Some recent discussions that have speculated on the Pope's potential U.S. tax obligations, seem to have a misunderstanding or misapplication of the relevant legal frameworks.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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