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anecdote

[an-ik-doht] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt /


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He joked about AI's limitations with an anecdote at a lunch in Madrid, where he told guests that he had asked AI before his visit what he should say to Spanish bishops.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

While we’re on the topic of Brin and Lake Tahoe, let me share another early anecdote that illuminates the mindset I’m referring to, and that I wrote about way back in 1999.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

But it was the article’s opening anecdote that drew the most chatter online because it portrayed Patel as hyper-paranoid.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Here is where I need to make a confession: I led with a similar anecdote in our January 2024 column, in which I vowed to kick the social-media habit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It will be a tiny, odd fact about him, an anecdote, perhaps, for a future dinner party.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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