adversarial
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The methods they produced—careful, adversarial, institutionally embedded, historically tested—are, for that very reason, more directly relevant to our current predicament than any amount of algorithmic benchmarking.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
Historically, Iran’s 1979 revolution transformed it from a U.S.-aligned monarchy to an adversarial theocratic state — a legacy that shapes today’s fears about protracted conflict and regional destabilization.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
"It's an unhelpful, adversarial, complex system that is designed to make you give up," Luxford told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Defendants who are deemed incompetent can’t be tried in adversarial criminal proceedings—meaning that the State can't prosecute them unless they become well enough to defend themselves.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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