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New Yorker

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of New York

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Last week, Altman was the subject of a investigative profile in The New Yorker magazine that called into question his trustworthiness and fitness to lead a company developing controversial AI technology.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The New Yorker just unveiled years’ worth of reporting on Altman that strongly suggests none of us should trust him.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

In a New Yorker article last year by a college professor, students characterized AI-enabled cheating as a widespread and resourceful way to avoid wasting time on material that didn’t interest them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

And it is, also, ridiculous on its face: A lifelong New Yorker shopping in heels on Fifth Avenue?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

When you consider the size of an individual termite, photographed standing alongside his nest, he ranks with the New Yorker and shows a better sense of organization than a resident of Los Angeles.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas