as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
using pirated software that was subject to copyright
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Recent Examples of pirated
Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors, told Alsup that about 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirated
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Against the odds, Ukraine managed to repel the initial Russian attack on Kyiv and, within a few months, took back large swaths of land originally seized by Moscow.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In October 2022, two months after FBI agents seized boxes of materials from his Mar-a-Lago home, the then-former president questioned a president’s or former president’s legal authority to declassify sensitive information.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Contrary to what many people believe, these items aren't actually confiscated.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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Battle over Karen Read's cellphones Read's lawyer, Ben Urbelis, argues that while Read's phones were confiscated in January 2024, prosecutors did not request a search warrant for the phones until 19 months later, after Read had already been acquitted of second-degree murder.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The truck driver called the police to report the suspects cut the trailer lock and stole computer equipment, according to a statement by the Chino Police Department.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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After Pritchard stole an errant Suns pass, White zipped one inside to Queta for an emphatic dunk.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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The former Buffs guard signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets on Thursday, filling a spot that opened up when Spencer Jones was converted to a standard NBA deal.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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King’s Academy sophomore Sabrina Callejas made three acrobatic saves and converted her own for good measure in the sudden-death penalty kick shootout as the Lions topped Miami Palmer Trinity 1-0 (5-4 PKs) on Wednesday to claim the 2A state title.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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While the executive branch oversees the appointments of the center's board of trustees, Congress has the ultimate say on what money gets appropriated and what projects get approved.—
Nathan Lee,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Democratic state lawmakers appropriated $30 million more than the $60 million Newsom called for in his budget.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Pirated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirated. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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