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amok

[uh-muhk, uh-mok] / əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /




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Rival owners and GMs are happy to let L.A. be a symbol of a game gone amok.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Of course, the critters escape and run amok; the show’s faster, sometimes drone-shot xenomorph chases required longer corridors than hide-and-seek-oriented “Alien’s,” some 160-feet-plus.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The 30-something added that there was "absolutely no sense" in the idea of AGI running amok.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

"We aren't getting help. They are just running amok," she says.

From BBC May 19, 2026

The army was mutinous; the factory workers galled; inflation ran amok.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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