The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse.
—
George Musser,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2026
Schools are directly compensating athletes under the post-House settlement model, third-party NIL remains an important source of income, and athletes routinely make career decisions involving millions of dollars.
Jason is currently earning a few extra bucks wiping down counters and hauling ice at a bar, which is even less glamorous than teaching science to disengaged students.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2026
These see regular action from bucks and does alike, and therefore, can be targeted.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.