as in to fixate (on or upon)
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What Poison Fountain Is Trying To Do Large language models are the text-generating systems behind many chatbots and the latest AI systems that can reason, make decisions and take action.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
At first, decision re-litigation decreases, because the capability preserves reasoning.—
Awaneesh Verma,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, McCoy and team believe there is no need to get ahead and opt in to taking the season one day at a time.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Crespi will also conclude regular-season play on Tuesday, before the Mission League tournament, with a home battle with Loyola.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Washington County District Attorney's Office The FBI lab, which examined this evidence, concluded that the mud on Debe's car tire did not match the mud where her car was found.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Grifters can be analyzed by affect (jolly, cold, angry, greedy, sad) and/or by gender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Scott and other researchers analyzed more than 5 million health records from 2017 to 2024.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Speculate (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculate%20%28about%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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