moral support
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It remains a mystery why the smartest machines in the universe need our moral support, but researchers inside the frontier labs do have theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The opening of negotiations brought "significant political and moral support" to the country, Zelensky said Friday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
As Capp explains, "This was a sort of populist political gesture, essentially inviting the moral support of the crowd."
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway's biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
She called one friend after another, but none of them had seen the news story the night before either, and they could offer only moral support, not enlightenment.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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