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Anthropic's advertisement broadcast during last week's Super Bowl showed a man asking advice from a conversational AI, which then shoehorns advertising copy for a dating site into its otherwise relevant response.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

The show, unfortunately, shoehorns in too many songs.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2022

It is a shame the film shoehorns so much of the book into two hours.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2022

Luckily, I had recently purchased two of your quality shoehorns and was able to finish the exam without missing a beat.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2022

The mighty Philharmonic is squeezing into halls built for smaller ensembles as it shoehorns its own performance schedule into the open windows it could find in the long-set schedules of other venues.

From New York Times Oct. 1, 2021