terms of service
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of terms of service
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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Rival U.S. firms are sharing information to detect so-called adversarial distillation attempts that violate their terms of service.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Google’s terms of service grant the company a broad license to process user content and reserve the right to disclose data in response to legal process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“Many academics and research institutes technically violate the terms of service in a strict interpretation,” Lambert said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, has counter-sued St Clair for violating its terms of service.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
After a certain number of terms of service, they were exempt.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
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