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Parents and lawmakers cannot sit idly by as AI companies ensnare children with an even more invasive technology.
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Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Just like any true D&D campaign, the players don’t sit idly by and let the rules determine everything.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Photos on social media showed dozens of bags of Happy Meals dumped outside a restaurant, as well as unclaimed food left sitting idly on self-pick-up tables, prompting public outcries of food wastage.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Salesforce also isn’t standing idly by.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Just like any true D&D campaign, the players don’t sit idly by and let the rules determine everything.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Photos on social media showed dozens of bags of Happy Meals dumped outside a restaurant, as well as unclaimed food left sitting idly on self-pick-up tables, prompting public outcries of food wastage.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Salesforce also isn’t standing idly by.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Idly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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