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This year, three major AI writing scandals in the U.S. have centered on authors of color.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Yet many of the most notable tributes have centered less on Graham’s place in Trump’s orbit than on the relationships he cultivated over decades in public life.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Many of the recent negative narratives for investors have centered on the threat to software developers and other industries from the deployment of generative artificial-intelligence technology.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Boeing’s problems have centered around production rather than getting orders.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
What kind of ritual may have centered on this figure we can only guess.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
