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extrications

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plural of extrication

as in safeguards

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Anthropic warned that such real-world misuse could grow as AI models become more capable and called for AI companies and governments to work together on stronger safeguards and defenses.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington are scrambling to address calls for safeguards.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of safeguards

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Congress has recognized the problem, with the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act introduced in 2026 including provisions that would cap certain athlete-agent fees at 5% and impose additional contract protections.

— Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
CreativeFuture, the nonprofit advocating for creative copyright protections, was doing their own work, as were representatives from the TV Academy.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of protections

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That allows the organization to take in cats with serious medical needs that some smaller rescues may not have the resources to treat.

— Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Walder raised similar concerns about the Waterloo-Morada district, saying some types of emergency calls, including water rescues, were not accurately reflected in the data.

— Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rescues

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Their bond deepens with the wry neuroses and gradually dropped defenses of many a midlife romantic comedy, though Parkinson’s complicates matters in unusual, empathetically explored ways.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Challenging down and distances, like a third-and-7, is when opposing defenses can bring extra rushers to get after the quarterback.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of defenses

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Braden Turner and Ore Adeyi had interceptions, Robert Fitzgerald and Braydon Brus had fumble recoveries and the Northwestern defense stopped Colorado on all three of its fourth-down attempts.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Schlager has contributed 18 of those recoveries, with his midfield partner James McAtee having made 19, illustrating their nascent partnership.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of recoveries

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He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
The drone impacts forced Poland's border guards to temporarily suspend cross-border traffic, evacuate people from vehicles and enhance security.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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