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The bot and the baby know nothing of the world it describes, besides a handful of overused jargon that, like anything, loses its meaning if repeated enough times.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
The actress concluded that "what's weird" about society right now is that "if you have enough money you can make yourself look pretty much like anything you want".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“In a gold rush, sell shovels” is generally good advice but like anything it can be taken too far.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
“I think like anything in sports, it’s adversity,” Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
His solution didn’t look like anything in my textbook.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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