1
as in to tie (together)
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2
as in to mix (up)
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And mistaking one for the other is another legacy of how the Cold War foreshortened the humanistic possibilities of the intellectual revolution of the past eighty years—a revolution that has, miraculously, allowed people to communicate with machines using human languages.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
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Their father, Nahuel (Amién), flits from one romantic affair to another, failing to recognize his shortcomings the way fathers typically forget minor yet significant details, like mistaking his younger daughter’s shoe size or never delivering on his promise to have the sink fixed.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Don’t make this mistake of conflating style with substance.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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Because in practice, the presence of human review and the existence of meaningful human oversight are not the same thing, and boards are routinely approving systems based on assurances that conflate the two.—
Tiffany Archer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Lump (together).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump%20%28together%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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