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The entry area is fenced off, although on multiple occasions in recent weeks, the building was observed to be empty by this news organization.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026 -
And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Marquees in the 1960s pitched violent revenge movies like Bonnie and Clyde but also hedged with Mary Poppins.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The departure of Matt Roy was hedged somewhat by the signing of Joel Edmundson two summers ago, but replacing Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence with Brian Dumoulin and Cody Ceci while Drew Doughty, 36 and in his 18th season, grays and frays has proven highly counterproductive.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Diked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diked. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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