waltzed (in)

verb

past tense of waltz (in)
as in burst (in or into)

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  1. accessed
  2. dropped in
  3. penetrated
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  • According to OpenAI, its models escaped a sandboxed testing environment, accessed the internet and exploited a vulnerability to gain access to Hugging Face’s systems while trying to find information to cheat on an evaluation.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic disclosed three incidents during third-party evaluations in which its models accessed the internet and gained unauthorized access to external organizations.
    — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Smith completed a pre-trial intervention program, so all charges were dropped in March 2025.
    — DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • On August 7, the Oregon governor’s office confirmed hackers had penetrated the core control systems of an Oregon water district.
    — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Mughals were heavily outnumbered by the Afghans but had penetrated the opposing army from the side and rear, causing great losses in Hemu’s army.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Waltzed (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltzed%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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