as in instructions
arbitrary command
The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government
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Do that by using a clean rag or paper towel treated with a small amount of commercial cleaning or bleach solution, and rub them for as long as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
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In recent incidents, Google's Gemini CLI destroyed user files while attempting to reorganize them, and Replit's AI coding service deleted a production database despite explicit instructions not to modify code.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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As aviation grapples with its environmental footprint, leaders like Barberot demonstrate that sustainability advances often come from unexpected directions.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Framework stresses that, without policy actions, strategic plans risk moving in different directions, lose coherence or fall away.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and medical-marijuana patients filed the lawsuit in 2022 challenging the prohibitions.—
Dara Kam,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Annabel Rothschild, an assistant professor of computer science at Bard College, said she’s found that blanket rules and prohibitions have been less effective than a personal address and appeal to social responsibility.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Dictations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictations. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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