for real
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If I ever actually did this Glitch for real, I’d be an adult with years of time traveling under my belt.
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But as I watched the security officers walk beside us, their heads on a swivel as though someone was lurking behind every tree or bush, I knew this was for real.
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“That we are actually about to Glitch for real? Or what happened at the Academy?”
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“If the USA Women’s Hockey team wants a real celebration and invite ,,, I’ll host them in Las Vegas,” Flav wrote on X. “Do some nice dinners and shows and good times. I’m sure I can get a hotel and airline to help me out here and celebrate these women for real for real.”
From Los Angeles Times
OpenAI said it will also establish a direct point of contact with Canadian law enforcement so it can quickly flag any possible future cases with "potential for real world violence".
From BBC
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