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The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Grok's responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
One key fact in the trial dated to 2021, when Abe, who had recently finished his final term as Prime Minister, publicly endorsed the Moonies.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Associated Press, Iranian authorities have offered only one official count, 3,117, and have not updated it publicly in the last five days.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
One key fact in the trial dated to 2021, when Abe, who had recently finished his final term as Prime Minister, publicly endorsed the Moonies.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Associated Press, Iranian authorities have offered only one official count, 3,117, and have not updated it publicly in the last five days.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicly
openly
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Senior executives speak openly about the potential for better customer experience, better products, and fundamentally new business models enabled by AI.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nipple and areola changes Nipple and areola changes are extremely common postpartum, especially for breastfeeding parents—yet they’re rarely talked about openly.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Publicly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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