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That suggests that even if Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs live up to Wall Street’s lofty expectations, these companies will be long dealing with risky political and regulatory headaches atypical for nascent industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"CD4 CTLs are an atypical and relatively rare T cell population," Hashimoto says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
There are two types of absence seizures: typical and atypical.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"This has been a really difficult, atypical year," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But if the first sentence had been A tank came roaring around the corner, which refers to an atypical example of a vehicle, a reader would have had a harder time making the connection.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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