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Recent Examples of hot water
While other chatbots have faced similar issues, xAI has repeatedly landed in hot water for misuse or apparent flaws in Grok’s design or underlying technology.
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Samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Their apartment building was in foreclosure; heat and hot water had become spotty, and someone was hanging up posters in the hallways threatening to bring in ICE.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
When Aykroyd and Murphy decide to team up, the brothers find themselves in hot water.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Always wash kitchen towels on the heavy duty cycle with hot water and detergent.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Their apartment building was in foreclosure; heat and hot water had become spotty, and someone was hanging up posters in the hallways threatening to bring in ICE.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
When Aykroyd and Murphy decide to team up, the brothers find themselves in hot water.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Always wash kitchen towels on the heavy duty cycle with hot water and detergent.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
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Simply called Julien’s, the new restaurant in the town center at 9 Bank St, will sell breads, as well and include a grab and go section of seasonal entrees, salads, soups and more made with ingredients from partner local farms.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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The soup is a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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Their study on the jagged frontier shows that AI capability spikes and dips across activities rather than rising smoothly with difficulty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Symptoms include breathing difficulties, fatigue and loss of taste.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When the colorful bracts on poinsettia plants fade, prune them away by cutting the bare stems at a leaf node.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trim just above a node (where the leaves begin to form), leaving approximately half an inch to an inch of the stem.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Robinson‘s Ron Trosper falls down a customer service rabbit hole and uncovers a conspiracy, the show veers from mundane reality to darkly comic surrealism and steadily evolves into one of the best and most surprising TV shows of 2025.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
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This sent Teddy down a rabbit hole of Internet conspiracy theories that ultimately led to him latching onto the idea that Michelle is an alien-in-disguise from the Andromeda galaxy who was sent to Earth as part of a plot to wipe out humanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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